[meteorite-list] Large Tissint donated to the NHM....!

From: Darryl Pitt <darryl_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:40:25 -0500
Message-ID: <EDF4049E-A99F-4923-9755-92C48047DF7E_at_dof3.com>

Hi,

For purposes of clarity, Dave was not the benefactor referred to in the piece and I was not on the ground In Morocco searching for this meteorite. Neither Dave or myself spoke to the wrtier. The aspect of the Natural History Museum's press release which referenced our role in this acquisition was constrained to the following:


Darryl Pitt of the Macovich Collection in New York City, and Dave Gheesling of the Falling Rocks Collection in Atlanta, sold the main mass to the Natural History Museum. Pitt finally acquired the meteorite after having heard rumors as to its existence over a period of weeks. With every lead turning into a dead end, he nearly gave up when he received a fateful phone call. Pitt reached out to his friend Gheesling to assist with the financing, and shortly thereafter reached out to the NHM. Said Pitt, "It is both humbling and an honor to be part of this meteorite's journey, and the Natural History Museum is the perfect final residence." Added Gheesling, "Both Darryl and I enjoy giving talks to kids about meteorites, and while we could have earned far more selling this specimen elsewhere, there was no discussion of this historic specimen going anywhere other than a major museum for future generations to enjoy."


Yes, we could have earned far more selling this elsewhere, yet we agreed this belonged in a major museum. It was a donor of the Natural History Museum, who prefers to remain anonymous, who helped make the acquisition possible.





On Feb 8, 2012, at 10:39 AM, Graham Ensor wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Just seen this...wow!
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16943200
>
> I wonder who?...very generous!
>
> http://www.fallingrocks.com/Collections/Tissint.htm
>
> Graham
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