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Oops, I Did It Again! Anchorage Police Issue Third Sherlockian Challenge Coin

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

“… 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

The 1976 Bicentennial Dollar and Sherlock Crater

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Edward C. Rochette • 1 Comment

“… 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

The Speckled Band – BBC Radio (1945) featuring Sir Cedric Hardwicke

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Greg D. Ruby • 1 Comment

“It was the band! The speckled band!” – The Adventure of The Speckled Band (SPEC) On May 17, 1945, the British Broadcasting Company broadcast a dramatization of The Adventure of The Speckled Band featuring Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Sherlock Holmes. If the Hardwicke names sounds familiar to you, his son Edward took over the role of… Continue Reading

Sherlock Pink (1976)

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Greg D. Ruby • 1 Comment

“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

Arthur and George’s Martin Clunes To Be Honored With OBE

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

“If you have a fancy to see your name in the next honours list….” – The Adventure of The Bruce Partington Plans (BRUC) Martin Clunes, the actor who portrayed Arthur Conan Doyle in the British television mini-series Arthur & George earlier this year, was also named on the 2015 Queen’s Birthday Honour List. Clunes will be… Continue Reading

BBC’s Sherlock Writer Steven Moffat To Receive Officer Of The Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

“If you have a fancy to see your name in the next honours list….” – The Adventure of The Bruce Partington Plans (BRUC) We had earlier reported that Benedict Cumberbatch was named in the recent Queen’s Birthday Honours as being awarded with a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. I neglected… Continue Reading

The Case of the French Interpreter – November 22, 1954

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Greg D. Ruby • 1 Comment

“You perceive that we have taken you into our confidence over some very private business.” – The Adventure of The Greek Interpreter (GREE) 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… Continue Reading

Another Portrait Medal Of Vernet

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

“… my grandmother, who was the sister of Vernet, the French artist.” – The Adventure of The Greek Interpreter (GREE) In 1968, the Monnaie de Paris struck this 68mm bronze medal to commemorate the life of Horace Vernet. The obverse features a right facing bust of Vernet. The reverse has the French imperial eagle as the central… Continue Reading

A Select Glossary of Victorian Underworld Slang

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

“She was accustomed to use slang of the kind.” – The Adventure of The Noble Bachelor (NOBL) At a recent meeting of the The Society of The Naval Treaty of Annapolis, there was a handout featuring Victorian underworld slang. I have excerpted several that are relevant to our interests here. Albert – A gold watch… Continue Reading

Some Medallic Remembrances of London Bridge

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Greg D. Ruby • 1 Comment

“It was a quarter to ten before we reached London Bridge…” – The Adventure of The Greek Interpreter (GREE) London Bridge is mentioned in The Adventure of The Greek Interpreter as Holmes and Watson rush to rescue Mr. Melas from his abductors. London Bridge and the nearby London Bridge Station are also referenced in the following… Continue Reading