Otago Museum Records/Archives

Letter, 28/03/1924, W.W.Thorpe to Skinner, Attached invoice for goods selected. Noted the services have an exchange value. Second page lists 29 items.

Letter, 04/03/1924, W.W.Thorpe to Skinner, Glad to receive the monolog on Moriori, the newspaper interview caused a stir. Have started to select pieces from Moore Street, will be sent to you on approval. Discussion about various items and buyers. Will visit Newtown store and look for suitable items. Settling down to work after the Dominion trip.

Letter, 08/04/1924, Director Australian Museum to Dr Anderson, Invoice received from Messrs Tost & Rohu inc objects selected by Mr Thorpe. Sending on next freighter a box containing the canoe figure head and a series of Maori articles selected by Thorpe.

Letter, 03/09/1922, R C Sticht to Tost & Rohu, My father, Robert Sticht, had a collection of material mostly purchased from your company approx 1898. Total about 1,000 items. We would like to sell the collection, please afdvise if you would be able to purchase objects or sell on commission. List is not included.

Letter, 21/10/1922, Tost and Rohu, Tasmania to R C Sticht, We don't want more curios but send us your lowest price and we will try to sell the whole collection

Letter, 13/09/1922, W O Oldman, London to H D Skinner, Larger Easter Island staff is sold will send the smaller one via Hallensteins. I bought a double flute for £72.

Letter, 01/10/1923, H D Skinner to Mrs A Fish, Invercargill, I wish to know if your late husband's collection has any objects of interest to us

Letter, 03/10/1923, W W Thorpe, College Street to H D Skinner, Packed and sending your downtown collection. Also 3 crates for Dr. Haddon.. Another bowl turnrd up at Tost and Rohu with the coiled figure on the base. Mr Tyrell says you set aside objects at Tost and Rohu I have added to them some rare objects. Mr. Kenyon has asked me to collect for the Melbourn museum. Sending you the oval bowl, a malty pole club and a Karkar shield and the ones you selected. Large painted canoe paddles bows and arrows. for our museum. Trust you are Robustus superbus

Letter, 26/10/1923, H D Skinner to W O Oldman, Wish to puchase Adze with carved handle £46 Marionette £18-10 Hook £10-15 Ne Caladonian adze £8-10. Send via Hallenstrins. Arranging purchaser for comb and cartridge maker

Letter, 10/03/1934, H D Skinner to S H Howard, Sydney, Mr Thorpe say you have a head from the Sepik river for sale. We will pay £5. also want other good items from the same locality, coast and Islands

Letter, Th Smith to, Greenstone pendant 15/- and £1 bone comb 10/- stone chisel 5/- Tilli £8-8/ Part of mere 5/- 5 stone chisels 5/- each entrusted to Dr King for sale

Letter to, Mrs Wilson of Halfway bush has Heb. Material D22.652 Spear Kalako from Malo or Esp. Santo