<p>An "extremely rare" menu of the last lunch served to first-class passengers on the doomed liner Titanic has sold for a whopping USD 88,000 at an auction.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The menu, which was saved by passenger Abraham Lincoln Salomon, listed items including potted shrimps, grilled mutton chops and apple meringue.<br /><br />The menu is also signed on the reverse by another first-class passenger, Isaac Gerald Frauenthal, who also survived the tragedy.<br /><br />The meal was served just hours before the ship - on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York - hit an iceberg on April 14, 1912, and sank killing 1,517 people.<br /><br />The menu, which went under the hammer yesterday, was described as "extremely rare" by online New York auctioneer Lion Heart Autographs, 'BBC News' reported.<br /><br />The item surpassed its presale estimate of between USD 50,000 to USD 70,000 and sold for USD 88,000.<br /><br />Salomon had the menu tucked inside his pocket when he boarded the infamous Lifeboat No 1 or "Money Boat".<br /><br />The boat was dubbed "Money Boat" after it was rumoured that it carried five wealthy passengers to safety who paid seven Titanic crewmembers to row away from the sinking ship.<br /><br />Salomon, a stationer from Manhattan, died in 1959.<br /><br />Another first-class lunch menu from Titanic sold for USD 1,15,000 in 2012. </p>
<p>An "extremely rare" menu of the last lunch served to first-class passengers on the doomed liner Titanic has sold for a whopping USD 88,000 at an auction.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The menu, which was saved by passenger Abraham Lincoln Salomon, listed items including potted shrimps, grilled mutton chops and apple meringue.<br /><br />The menu is also signed on the reverse by another first-class passenger, Isaac Gerald Frauenthal, who also survived the tragedy.<br /><br />The meal was served just hours before the ship - on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York - hit an iceberg on April 14, 1912, and sank killing 1,517 people.<br /><br />The menu, which went under the hammer yesterday, was described as "extremely rare" by online New York auctioneer Lion Heart Autographs, 'BBC News' reported.<br /><br />The item surpassed its presale estimate of between USD 50,000 to USD 70,000 and sold for USD 88,000.<br /><br />Salomon had the menu tucked inside his pocket when he boarded the infamous Lifeboat No 1 or "Money Boat".<br /><br />The boat was dubbed "Money Boat" after it was rumoured that it carried five wealthy passengers to safety who paid seven Titanic crewmembers to row away from the sinking ship.<br /><br />Salomon, a stationer from Manhattan, died in 1959.<br /><br />Another first-class lunch menu from Titanic sold for USD 1,15,000 in 2012. </p>