Fire and Ice: Keys for Titanic’s Post Room, 1912

Photo: National Postal Museum
February 15, 2012
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The largest key was probably for the registered mail bags aboard Titanic; the smaller keys were likely for desks or cabinets in the post office room. These postal keys and chain were recovered from mail clerk Oscar Scott Woody’s body.