Two items: an ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere letterhead, May 10, 1906. Letter to Gotts, in
"Congratulations on the charming child bust in the Academy. If you want any number of duplicates of it give us a chance at the Sculpture works, 62 Sumner Street Southwark. We will guarantee your model against injury, and give you an estimate for any number in stone, wood or marble. I am chairman of this show." Second item is a customs declaration, 3.5 x 5.5, affixed to a same-size sheet, issued for an item weighing 7 pounds and 10 ounces, signed in the lower right, "A. Conan Doyle, Crowborough." The letter is in fine condition; the receipt is good, with the signature almost damage-free. In December 1903, Doyle and partner W. G. Jones opened the Automatic Sculpture Company, an enterprise inspired by a device created by Italian mechanic Angelo Ballarin, which was purported to accurately copy and produce famous sculptures out of stone, wood, and marble. The machine's problems, namely its tendency to split marble, resulted in the company's abandonment.
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