A Scion Society of The Baker Street Irregulars
Numismatists Do Not Fear Change
“… a considerable number of curiosities …” – The Sign of the Four (SIGN) OBVERSE: WOODEN NICKEL / (Indian head bust, facing right) REVERSE: SHERLOCK’S AMERICANA / Good For / One Minute / Free Advice / Coulterville, Calif. 38mm, Round, Wood When your editor first saw this wooden nickel, thoughts immediately began about our June 2016 HolmeWork assignment… Continue Reading
“… again in the grip of this mysterious malady.” – The Adventure of the Resident Patient Earlier today, the American Numismatic Association (ANA) that it’s upcoming World’s Fair of Money is now being postponed from it’s scheduled dates of August 4-8 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With the postponement of the event, this also means there will… Continue Reading
“… a maze of fantastic tracery …” – The Hound of the Baskervilles (HOUN) Smith Rock Ranch is a working farm located in Terrebonne, Oregon. Beginning in 2003, they begun, what is now an annual tradition of creating a maze through a corn field. They refer this as their Corn Maize and it seems that the design gets… Continue Reading
“… Mrs. Hudson entered with the tea and coffee.” – The Adventure of the Naval Treaty (NAVA) This is a 5% discount card used on purchases at Ms. Hudson’s 221B Baker Street Coffee House in Moscow. We’ve been able to translate some of the phrases printed on the card. кофейня translates as Coffee House while… Continue Reading
“… notice into eternity.” – The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge (WIST) Living Waters Europe, an online organization inspiring and equipping Christians, created a series of celebrity £1M banknotes featuring 9 different celebrities that include Benedict Cumberbatch of BBC’s Sherlock fame. The other celebrities honored in this series are: Albert Einstein, Ant and Dec, Daniel Craig, Daniel Redcliffe, David Beckham, Jamie Oliver, Mr… Continue Reading
“… like all great artists …” – The Adventure of Black Peter (BLAC) Frederic Dorr Steele came to New York City in 1889, studied at the Art Students League and the National Academy, and became an in-demand illustrator for America’s leading publishers. When the 13 stories of The Return of Sherlock Holmes were to appear in Collier’s… Continue Reading
“You can’t sit there and play with me like a cat with a mouse” – The Adventure of the Abbey Grange (ABBE) Back in 1992, the Original Hobo Nickel Society was formed to promote the collecting of engraved buffalo nickels that had been produced prior to 1980. Most of these “original” nickels were engraved with nails, knifes,… Continue Reading
“The story has, I believe, been told more than once in the newspapers …” – The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb (ENGR) When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had his stories published that would make up the Case Book of Sherlock Holmes, the stories were first printed in the United States in Colliers Weekly and in the Strand Magazine for the United Kingdom.… Continue Reading
“… all the actors in the tragedy …” – The Adventure of the Carddboard Box (CARD) We are of the opinion that actor Louis Hector doesn’t get enough credit for being the first to portray Sherlock Holmes on televison or for his earlier portrayals of Holmes on the radio. Only one of the nearly 80… Continue Reading
