A rare first-class menu from the Titanic sold for $102,000 as part of an auction of memorabilia associated with the doomed ocean liner.

Here, with a vintage menu selling for a record £84,000 (around $100,000), we shed light on what life – and the food – was like onboard the most famous liner in history.

For example, according to Reference.com, first-class passengers paid as much as $4,350 — about $80,000 in today’s dollars — to be on the Titanic. Third-class passengers, in contrast paid ...

"One day, I was researching different kinds of (historical) menus we could use, and I found the menu of the Titanic," Orrico said. "The menu was saved by someone in first class.