Spillers and bakers cracker from titanic

The spillers and bakers pilot biscuit survived the sinking of the titanic in 1912 in which over 1,500 people died after the unsinkable ship hit an iceberg. The single spillers and bakers pilot biscuit, as the british call the snack items, is a plain cracker made from flour and water which was discovered in one of the survival kits of a titanic. Biscuit from the titanic auctioned for 15,000 pounds the. Auctioneer andrew aldridge said the spillers and bakers pilot cracker, from a survival kit in a lifeboat, was the worlds most. Cracker from the titanic up for auction boing boing. The cracker was put on display, and the final price of it ended up. Yknow, the british passenger liner that famously sank in 1912.

A resilient cracker that survived the titanic sells for. Cracker that survived the sinking of the titanic sells at. The spillers and bakers pilot biscuit a type of cracker made from flour and water survived the sinking of the titanic in 1912 in which about. While spillers and bakers were famous in their day for making dog biscuits, aldridge said it was very much a human biscuit, similar to those seen in wartime as emergency rations. The plain cracker spillers and bakers pilot was part of a survival kit on one of the. Surely you are wondering how this cracker compares to other historic crackers. Biscuit that survived titanic sells for 15,000 pounds at. A cracker that survived the titanic and lives on, unmunched, today. It is the worlds most valuable biscuit, said the auctioneer, andrew aldridge.

The spillers and bakers pilot biscuit, which made its way into a survival kit on one of the lifeboats that april night in 1912 when the ship went under, was sold monday at a uk auction house for. The 103yearold spillers and bakers pilot biscuit was made from a simple recipe of flour and water and belonged to a survival. Auctioneer andrew aldridge said the spillers and bakers pilot cracker, from a survival kit in a lifeboat, was the worlds most valuable biscuit. The price of the titanics lastsurviving cracker quartz. It was part of a survival kit stored within one of the ocean liners. The crackeror rather, the spillers and bakers pilot biscuitwas packed in one of the lifeboats, and fenwick tucked it away as a memento. But before you think this was something that might have been served in one of the many dining rooms on the ship, this cracker actually has a different origin, and thats. Titanic biscuit sells for 15000 pounds at uk auction.

The spillers and bakers pilot biscuit survived the sinking of the titanic in 1912 in which around 1,500 people died. A 103yearold cracker that made it off the titanic is set to go up for auction in england on october 24. Biscuit that survived sinking of titanic is up for auction. No, its not goldplated, but it is one of the few surviving food artifacts from the titanic.

The spillers and bakers snack, what americans call a cracker, was kept intact in a kodak film envelope by fenwick along with the following. Worlds most valuable cracker from titanic to go on sale. Worlds most valuable cracker that survived the titanic. The spillers and bakers pilot biscuit a type of cracker made from flour and water survived the sinking of the titanic in 1912 in which about 1,500 people died. The cracker was found in a lifeboat, and the one who discovered it was a passenger on the carpathia named james fenwick. Worlds most valuable cracker from titanic up for auction. To the best of our knowledge its the only example to have. Auctioneer andrew aldridge said the spillers and bakers pilot cracker, from a survival kit in a lifeboat, was the worlds most valuable biscuit, bbc reported. This spillers and bakers pilot biscuit formed part of the survival kit in a titanic lifeboat and was kept as a souvenir by the fenwicks. The spillers and bakers pilot biscuit was part of a titanic survival kit. The spillers and bakers snack, what americans call a cracker, was kept intact in a kodak film envelope by fenwick along with the following notation. Biscuit which almost went down with the titanic is worlds. Titanic lifeboat biscuit sells for 15,000 pounds at auction.