A Scion Society of The Baker Street Irregulars
Numismatists Do Not Fear Change
“… the story of the statues.” – The Adventure of the Six Napoleons (SIXN) Chester, Illinois is the hometown of Elzie C. Segar, the creator of the Popeye the Sailor Man cartoons. In 1977, the city erected a statue in his honor. Since 2006, Baskerville Productions began work on a “Popeye & Friends” character trail of… Continue Reading
“… 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
“… 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
“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
“Sarasate plays at the St. James’s Hall this afternoon …” – The Red Headed League (REDH) One of our very first posts on this website was about the Spanish 1994 10 Peseta coin honoring Pablo Sarasate, the noted violinst mentioned in The Red-Headed League. We have now come across two other items featuring Sarasate. The first is… Continue Reading
“When an actor …” – The Man with the Twisted Lip (TWIS) Back in October 2018, we first wrote about the Clive Brook token, that was one of a series issued by Popsicle. By the way, you should go back and reread that article as we have updated it with a second token that has… Continue Reading
“We hired a hansom …” – The Adventure of the Naval Treaty (NAVA) Recently, we posted a HolmeWork Assignment asking about the 1997 DISI Award Medals, and Brad Keefauver, the 41st Garrideb, was quick to respond that DISI was the Downstate Illinois Sherlock Invitational that took place for two years, starting in 1996. Brad then posted on… Continue Reading
“… iron-faced men …” – A Study in Scarlet (STUD) I never realized that South Pacific Islanders were so fanatical about the Marvel Comic Universe and the movies that have been produced about those characters. Seriously, we have been reminded that we did posts featuring the non-circulating legal tender (NCLT) coins featuring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman,… Continue Reading