Personal Effects Bag No. 41

This original bag held the personal belongings of First-Class Bedroom Steward Edmund John Stone, recovered by the cable ship CS Mackay-Bennett after the sinking of R.M.S. Titanic. Items such as a set of keys for first-class cabins E1–E42, a pencil, a steward’s receipt, a letter to his wife, and his watch—stopped at 2:16 a.m.—were originally cataloged in the bag and returned to his family. While the bag itself is preserved and on display at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, many of Stone’s original possessions are now housed in other museums. The bag remains a poignant artifact, symbolizing both the meticulous recovery efforts and the personal stories of Titanic’s lost crew. 

This reproduction has been created for collectors and historians who wish to own a tangible representation of this important artifact. Crafted from heavy white canvas, the bag features the stenciled number “41,” faithfully matching the original.

The hang tag has been stamped with the maker’s mark DENNISON LONDON and O.H.M.S., and custom stamps were made to replicate the handwriting, indicating Titanic, E.J. Stone, Steward, Bag No. 41. The tag is secured to the bag with pink legal tape and a wax seal, whose impression has been carefully recreated to match the original: Mercantile Marine Office, Southampton, featuring King Edward’s Crown and decorative branches.

Unlike the naturally aged museum artifact, this reproduction is intentionally new and clean, representing how the bag would have appeared in 1912. It serves as a significant and educational display piece, ideal for Titanic collectors, museum exhibits, and historical interpretation.