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Antique Sextant

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dschwab
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I have an antique, 100 year old sextant that I'd like to donate to Texas A&M Galveston. It's a 1927, H. Hughes & Son Ltd., London instrument. I'd like advice on who to contact and make the transfer.

Background: The sextant was property of a deceased merchant seaman. He died a couple of years ago and left the sextant to his sister, who's the executor of his estate. She's asked me to find a home for it and I immediately thought of the A&M Maritime school in Galveston.

"Government is a broker in pillage and every election is an advance auction on the sale of stolen goods." H.L. Mencken

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Caesar4
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No idea, but if that doesn't work out, here's another option:
Texas Maritime Museum (Rockport)
dschwab
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Thanks Caesar. Definitely keep them in mind.
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Very cool. I'll make some contacts at TAMU Galveston and see if we can get it in the right hands over there.
dschwab
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SGrem said:

Very cool. I'll make some contacts at TAMU Galveston and see if we can get it in the right hands over there.

That's great. Thank you.
"Government is a broker in pillage and every election is an advance auction on the sale of stolen goods." H.L. Mencken

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Ornithopter
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Congrats on the sextant.
Troy91
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Don't care. Had sextant.
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