There were around 3,500 lifejackets onboard the Titanic, all stuffed with cork, as was typical of floatation devices at the time. The impractical filling was so solid that many survivors and victims of the disaster were found with broken jaws as a result of the impact of jumping into the water.

This jacket is believed to have been found by a farmer on the shoreline of Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1912 and appeared to be unused as the shoulder straps were still in place. One of just six known to exist, it sold for $68,500 (£34.6k) at auction in 2008.