A Scion Society of The Baker Street Irregulars
Numismatists Do Not Fear Change
Is it possible for you to own a numismatic library without owning a numismatic reference? Yes, and it’s no mystery how; literature abounds with plots featuring coins, especially in detective stories. So many money-themed Sherlock Holmes tales fill the canon that Holmes-reading numismatists recently formed a club, The Fourth Garrideb. Raymond… Continue Reading
” … very energetic inquiries are being made …” – The Adventure of The Noble Bachelor (NOBL) A few weeks ago we posted about the January 5, 1973 dinner meeting of the Baker Street Irregulars and the silver Sherlock Holmes medal that was presented to honor the recent Holmesian stamp issued by Nicaragua. Peter E. Blau,… Continue Reading
“If I were a sculptor …” – The Adventure of Thor Bridge (THOR) This is our third post featuring R. Tait McKenzie. Previously, we discussed his design of The Three Hour for Lunch Club medal and a biographical post that featured a few of his works. In this post, we will focus on the medallic… Continue Reading
“He had once been a skilful sculptor and had earned an honest living …” – The Adventure of The Six Napoleons (SIXN) Who is Robert Tait McKenzie, the Canadian born sculptor who created the Three Hours For Lunch Club medal? Here is the biographical summary that the University of Pennsylvania has for him in the introduction… Continue Reading
“… the world’s most civilized club …” – The Baltimore Sun In early May, I was attending the annual meeting of the Grillparzer Club of the Hoboken Free State, a BSI scion organized by fellow Garrideb Terry Hunt that honors Christopher Morley. During the course of the three hours that we were enjoying lunch, I… Continue Reading
“It is a nice household …” – The Adventure of The Speckled Band (SPEC) Photos by Richard Olken The Speckled Band of Boston, one of the oldest scions of the Baker Street Irregulars, issued medals at each of their annual meetings in April 2009, 2010 and 2011. Stadri Emblems made the three medals for the SBB,… Continue Reading
“It was the band! The speckled band!” – The Adventure of The Speckled Band (SPEC) April 24, 2015 at the Tavern Club, in an alley off Boylston Street opposite the Common, was held the 75th anniversary dinner of the Speckled Bank of Boston. The officers, Keeper of the Band Daniel Posnansky, Herpeton Dean W. Fairbrother,… Continue Reading
“… we have lots of Government detectives…” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) Earlier this year, we reported that the Anchorage Police Department had issued two different challenge coins that featured Sherlock Holmes in the designs. The Anchorage Police Department has now issued a third challenge coin that features Holmes, with a mintage of 500 coins. OBVERSE:… Continue Reading
“… If we went round the moon it would not make a penny-worth of difference to me or to my work.” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) Type 1 Dollar (top) and Type 2 Dollar (bottom) – Different Reverse Fonts GIVE A CARICATURIST a pen and the assignment to draw a numismatist, and the almost inevitable… Continue Reading
“He was clad only in a pink dressing-gown …” – The Valley of Fear (VALL) One of my fondest memories of my childhood was watching cartoons on Saturday morning. My personal favorites were the old Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, and the Pink Panther cartoons. On June 29, 1976 the 90th Pink Panther cartoon was… Continue Reading