On April 14, 1912, At 11:40PM, the Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sank two hours and forty minutes later, killing an estimated 1,500 people.
Now, a cigar box once owned by the captain has apparently been discovered gathering dust on a bedroom cabinet in a house in Merseyside, England.
The walnut humidor is expected to fetch between £10,000 and £20,000 at auction in Liverpool today.
Just one question: didn't he take it with him? Perhaps he was dying for a smoke and couldn't concentrate...
BBC STORY
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