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Titanic memorabilia's record sale

Keys belonging to the post room of the Titanic have sold for a record 100,000 [pounds] at auction in Wiltshire.

Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said the previous record for the amount paid for memorabilia from the liner was 57,000 [pounds].
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