A Scion Society of The Baker Street Irregulars
Numismatists Do Not Fear Change
“It is something new for me to see my name in the papers…” – The Adventure of the Cardboard Box (CARD) The 43rd Garrideb, Bob Stek, will be presenting a paper at this weekend’s Scintillation of Scions, presented by Watson’ Tin Box, in Linthicum Heights, MD. Later this summer, Stek will be travelling across the pond to… Continue Reading
” I listen to their story, they listen to my comments, and then I pocket my fee.” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) In the last 8 months, we have had over 75 different comments and links to our various posts. Since our membership is spread out over 4 countries and 20 states, its unlikely… Continue Reading
“Seen the Paris news?” – The Adventure of The Second Stain (SECO) In 1954, Ronald Howard and H. Marion Crawford would star as Holmes and Watson in 39 episodes of a syndicated Sherlock Holmes television series. The 30 minute episodes were produced by Sheldon Reynolds, who would later do another Holmes series, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson,… Continue Reading
“… as long as I live at home I don’t wish to be a burden to them …” – A Case of Identity (IDEN) Many of the visitors to this website probably recall the days when pay phones were a common site when walking down a city sidewalk or inside a hotel lobby. You would drop… Continue Reading
“The campaign brought honours and promotion to many …” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) In A Study In Scarlet, we learn that Dr. Watson was wounded during the Battle of Maiwand. Since Watson was a participant in the Second Anglo – Afghan War, he would have received the Afghanistan Campaign medal. The Afghanistan Medal is… Continue Reading
“… he was ignorant of the Copernican Theory and of the composition of the solar system.” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) Watson was amazed that Holmes did not know or care that the earth revolved around the sun. Holmes went on to comment that ‘you say that we go round the sun. If we went… Continue Reading
“… Here are your wages.’ He handed each of them a shilling.” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) The above advertisement comes from the June 1987 issue of The Baker Street Journal (page 100, to be exact). A New York based company, I/R Miniatures, was selling replicas of the three different designs of the shillings issued during… Continue Reading
“… he has played me some of Mendelssohn’s Lieder, and other favourites.” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) We learn, in the second chapter of A Study In Scarlet, that Holmes was proficient in playing the violin and Watson references Mendelssohn. Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born and generally known as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3, 1809 –… Continue Reading
“… I recognized young Stamford, who had been a dresser under me at Barts.” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, founded in 1123 and the oldest hospital in Europe, is remembered fondly by many Sherlockians as the place where young Stamford introduced Dr. John H. Watson to Sherlock Holmes on New Year’s Day 1881.… Continue Reading
June is almost here and that means a new story to discuss! We will be discussing The Adventures of the Greek Interpreter during June. Frank Mentzel will be giving us all the Data! Data! Data! on the story. Denny Dobry is hard at work on another killer quiz for The Inquisition. The Seventeen Steps will be returning as… Continue Reading