A Scion Society of The Baker Street Irregulars
Numismatists Do Not Fear Change
“In my profession all sorts of odd knowledge comes useful…” – The Adventure of The Three Garridebs (3GAR) A few quick items for your consideration… Our Inquisitor, Denny Dobry, created an amazing recreation of the sitting room at 221B Baker Street in the basement of his home. Over the years, many Sherlockians (your Editor included)… Continue Reading
“You would have made an actor, and a rare one.” – The Sign of The Four (SIGN) For many who were introduced to Sherlock Holmes during the 1980’s and 1990’s, Jeremy Brett is the first image that comes to their mind. Jeremy Brett would have turned 83 years old today. Born as Peter Jeremy William Huggins… Continue Reading
” … a promising detective …” – The Adventure of The Golden Pince-Nez (GOLD) On March 15, 2015, Sergeant Francis “Buddy” Murnane passed away from an apparent heart attack. Murnane, a NYPD officer since 1973, was the New York Police Department’s longest serving officer and had never taken a sick day during his career. He was a… Continue Reading
“… it is, indeed, the missing man.” – The Man With The Twisted Lip (TWIS) The number of police departments and related agencies that are issuing challenge coins with Sherlock Holmes themes continue to grow. In fact, while this post was being written, we literally had to “stop the presses” as we learned of a second challenge… Continue Reading
“Man, it’s witchcraft!” -The Valley of Fear (VALL) Today is Halloween and in spirit of the holiday, we are pleased to share this Mutual Radio broadcast of The Adventure of the Uddington Witch from Halloween night, October 31, 1948. Sherlock Holmes was portrayed by John Stanley, with Ian Martin portraying Dr. Watson. Enjoy this special Halloween… Continue Reading
“… a most valuable institution …” – The Adventures of The Six Napoleons (SIXN) The 8th Garrideb, Al Raddi, aka Colonel Sebastian Moran, holds a very distinct honor with The Fourth Garrideb. Al was the first person in the meeting room in Rosemont, IL where we had our organizational meeting on August 9, 2014 during the… Continue Reading
‘”Made all my money at the gold-fields.” – The Adventure of The Gloria Scott (GLOR) In this post, we peruse The Adventure of The Gloria Scott looking for mention of monetary transactions and numismatic items. As always, the page numbers [seen here in brackets] refer to the relevant pages in The Complete Sherlock Holmes published by Doubleday /… Continue Reading
“I assure you that your little problem promises to be the most interesting …” – The Adventure of The Copper Beeches (COPP) Wow, 2015 seems to be going by so quickly. Is November really almost here? The Adventure of The Copper Beeches will be our featured story for the month of November. It’s shaping up… Continue Reading
“…These are the documents in the extraordinary case of the Gloria Scott, and this is the message which struck Justice of the Peace Trevor dead with horror when he read it.” – The Adventure of The Gloria Scott (GLOR) The south pacific island of Tuvalu has chosen the ship Gloria Scott and detective Sherlock Holmes as one… Continue Reading
“Have you your cheque-book?” – The Adventure of The Beryl Coronet (BERY) One of the traditions of the annual Baker Street Irregulars dinners held each January is a gift bag of assorted cards, souvenirs and assorted goodies from attendees, other Sherlockians and scions from around the globe. My home scion of Watson’s Tin Box of… Continue Reading