Investing in Titanic artefacts to keep its story alive

Mr Tony Probst, pictured in his home with a ticket for Titanic passenger Hilda Maria Hellstrom. PHOTO: NYTIMES
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Tony Probst’s passion for the Titanic is unwavering.

Since the mid-1990s, he has amassed hundreds of artefacts from the ship’s maiden voyage in 1912, including a lifeboat plaque, china, sheet music and an array of personal documents.

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