A Scion Society of The Baker Street Irregulars
Numismatists Do Not Fear Change
“The very next train roared from the tunnel…” – The Adventure of the Bruce Partington Plans (BRUC) Wednesday, May 6th will mark the 21st anniversary of the Channel Tunnel or “Chunnel.” Why are we mentioning this on a website that celebrates Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle? Turns out that Doyle was a major proponent… Continue Reading
“You don’t happen to have a Raphael or a first folio Shakespeare without knowing it?” – The Adventure of The Three Gables (3GAB) With the advances that are being made in digitizing older newspapers and magazines, it is amazing what we can now discover on the internet. While doing a recent search, I came across… Continue Reading
“you’ll find my little bookshop at the corner of Church Street…” – The Adventure of The Empty House (EMPT) Tuesday will be the 125th birthday of Christopher Morley, a consummate man of letters and the founder of the Baker Street Irregulars. Many of us, both numismatists and Sherlockians, have a fondness for the feel of… Continue Reading
“…was the latter end of June, 1902, shortly after the conclusion of the South African War.” – The Adventure of the Three Garridebs (3GAR) In the spring and early summer of 1900, the Literary Agent, Arthur Conan Doyle was volunteering at a field hospital in South Africa during the Second Boer War. Serving as a volunteer, Doyle… Continue Reading
The month of May will shortly be upon us. Hopefully, you found the past month to be interesting with all the posts that related to The Three Garridebs. We still have a few items about the Garridebs that you will be seeing in the weeks to come. A Study In Scarlet will be the primary focus… Continue Reading
“It is something new for me to see my name in the papers…” – The Adventure of the Cardboard Box (CARD) As I write this, we have 46 Garridebs located in 20 states, 4 countries and 3 continents. A pretty impressive showing for a group less than a year old. Our membership covers a wide range of… Continue Reading
“If you have a fancy to see your name in the next honours list…” – The Adventures of the Bruce Partington Plans (BRUC) In the 1988 British comedy film Without a Clue, we have Michael Caine portraying Sherlock Holmes and Ben Kingsley as Dr. Watson. Noted film critic Roger Ebert offered up this review of the… Continue Reading
…it was in the same month that Holmes refused a knighthood for services which may perhaps some day be described. – The Adventure of the Three Garridebs (3GAR) Is it coincidence that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has Sherlock Holmes refusing a knighthood during the time period that he himself was informed of his impending knighthood? Doyle’s pending… Continue Reading
“I shall be the Hans Sloane of my age.” – The Adventures of the Three Garridebs (3GAR) Upon learning of his possible share of $5 million dollars from the estate of Alexander Hamilton Garrideb, reclusive collector Nathan Garrideb was ecstatic that he could form the nucleus of a new national collection and be the next Hans Sloane.… Continue Reading
“I used to have a correspondent – he is dead now – old Dr. Lysander Starr, who was Mayor in 1890.” – The Adventures of the Three Garridebs (3GAR) “He brought up a card, too, with the name of “Colonel Lysander Stark” engraved upon it.” – The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb (ENGR) There has… Continue Reading