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EJ CHURCHILL (GUNMAKERS), 8 AGAR STREET, STRAND, LONDON - HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS FROM 1890-1907, CONTAINED IN A BLUE DOCUMENT FOLDER a) 1890s EJ Churchill invoice on headed paper for the amount of £13.10.-d.
b) 1901 Letter to Edwin John Churchill from Jerez Gun Club, Spain
c) 26 February 1902 Letter from Capt Philip M Lydig, the Chief Commissary of Honolulu, USA, to Edwin John Churchill. (Capt Lydig was introduced to Churchill by Clarence H Mackay of the USA Mackay-Bennett cable system).
d) Three photocopies of Clarence H Mackay's first order for EJ Churchill guns dated 25/5/1897, and Capt Lydig's Churchill shotgun orders of 24/6/1899 and 20/2/1902.
e) 25 June 1902 The detailed handwritten invoice for £149.10.-d on original EJ Churchill letter paper to Capt. P.M Lydig, USA for a "X-eye [cross-eye] gun…" and for Mrs Lydig's shooting lessons at EJ Churchill's Eltham Shooting Ground.
f) 29 August 1902 Three small pages of notes to Edwin John Churchill from Clarence H Mackay (1874-1938), president of The Commercial Cable Company Mackay-Bennet System, regarding his order for Churchill shotguns.
g) 23 March 1902 Letter from Mr A Langfear Norrie, plus a copy of Mr Norrie's shotgun order
h) 18 March 1904 EJ Churchill memo to barrel maker, Mr Sumner
i) 1905 The original notes, on Grand Hotel de Roma headed letter paper, made by Edwin John Churchill whilst in Madrid, after instructing and fitting HIM The Infanta Isabel of Spain for her Churchill Hammerless Pigeon Gun. Also photocopies of her gun order and the gun order for King Alfonso XIII of Spain.
j) 1907 Edwin John Churchill's gun measurements for Major Elmhirst subsequent to instructing and fitting him at Churchill's Eltham Shooting Grounds in Kent. Note the Spanish royal crest on Churchill's letter heading.
(See Don Masters' book, THE HOUSE OF CHURCHILL, for more details.)
Estimate £45-50