November 22, 1938.
Mr. Theodore A. Koetzli
4132 Magnolia Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri.
Dear Mr. Koetzli:
I have just returned from a business trip and find your
letter of November 17th and the photograph on my desk.
The photograph gives a very good idea of the “Wolf."
I hesitate to buy the "Wolf" from you because I know it
involves a lot of sentiment to you personally, and be-
cause I feel that it is not a permanent thing. If it
could be cast in bronze so that it would be permanent, I
would feel secure in owning it, but since it is in its
original state with just a coating, I am afraid it might
get broken or begin to fall apart, in which case, of
course, it is lost forever.
From what you have said in your other letters, the law
would prevent me from having it cast in bronze even though
I had only one cast made; that is the copyright laws would
prevent it. I know also that casting it in bronze is an
expensive procedure and I may not be able to afford to do
it.
I presume you are anxious to sell the "Wolf." I am not a
rich man - and I do not question the price you have set
from your standpoint. However, I would not be in a position
to pay that much for it. If you care to accept an offer
of $50.00, I will be glad to foward my check upon receipt
of the study in good condition.
Very truly yours,
H. E. Brit zman
555 So. Flower St.
Los Angeles, Calif.
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