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This fantastic 5" x 7 1/2" photo of two huge engines, one a Curtis Steam Turbine 8000 B. H. P. (which if you dont know will drive a seriously massive ship) on the left and a Triple Expansion 8259 I.P.H. Engine on the right.

This is the Titanic's main engine.

Heres a little bit about it:

Three thousand men labored for 2 years to complete the largest man made moving object in the world. Each of Titanic's engines were the size of a 3 story house. She weighed 66,000 tons and was equivalent in length to four city blocks. Her height from bridge to keel was equal to a ten story building. Two workers lost their lives in construction accidents during Titanic's building, which was actually a good safety record compared to many others in this era. These were days before any occupational safety and heath acts. Despite persistent myth and legend, a worker was not sealed up inside Titanic's hull during the building.

The agreement between the White Star Line and Harland and Wolff stated she will be built barring no expense. Her total cost in 1912 accumulated to approximately 7.5 million dollars. (About $400 million to build today.)

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This page was harvested from a Dictionary from 1912 who's spine had been hopelessly damaged.

The page itself is in excellent condition and is suitable for framing. It comes to you sandwiched between stiff card stock to prevent bending through the mail.

This gorgeous antique lithograph is the Real Deal... not a scanned photocopy or a download.

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