From the collection of John Short, a well-known local collector in the Bristol area who amassed over 50,000 autographs in his lifetime. He began collecting signatures at stage doors in the 1960s right up until his death in 2022. His work as a Wrestling MC took him all over the world and wherever he went, his autograph book followed. He could often be found at the stage door of local theatres, circuses or book signings, and we estimate that he saw or attended over two-thousand plays, shows, talks and events in his lifetime. In the 1960s and 1970s he would visit London on a weekly basis to obtain autographs from those appearing in the West End.