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Titanic was the biggest ship in the world at the time. Sadly, the
passenger ship collided with
a glacier and sank in April
1912. Countless people on the Titanic lost their lives. It celebrated
its 100th anniversary last year.
Recently, this sad event came into the spotlight once again. The violin
belonging to a violinist named Wallace Henry Hartley, who was aboard the Titanic, was determined
to be genuine, after seven years
of mystery! Back in 2006, the son of an amateur musician came across
the violin leather case that had the
initials “WHH” in his mother’s attic.
 There were two
pieces of evidence that proved it.
The first was that at the bottom of the violin there was a silver
plate, engraved with the words “For
Wallace, on the occasion of our engagement, from Maria.” The second
was that the corrosion level of the violin
was similar to other Titanic keepsakes, showing that the
age of this violin was at least one hundred years.
Some newspapers at the time reported when he was found 10 days after
the sinking, his instrument was tied to his
body. The violin’s value is estimated at $600,000, and it went on
display at Belfast City Hall, less than a mile from where Titanic
was built. |
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