A Scion Society of The Baker Street Irregulars
Numismatists Do Not Fear Change
“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
“You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive.” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) Those immortal words are remembered on a bronze medal that was struck in late 1980, for the centennial of Holmes and Watson meeting that would be celebrated the following year. Sherlockian Enterprises had 221 (numbered on the edge) medals struck featuring Janice Skrzyniecki’s… Continue Reading
“I guess you’re going to take me to the police-station…” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) In 2014, the Anchorage, Alaska Police Department redesigned some of their departmental logos and issued several challenge coins in commemoration. Two of those challenge coins feature a Sherlock Holmes design, one is round while the other is shaped like a… Continue Reading
“… this was none other than the great Brigham Young himself.” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) For over 30 years, until his death, Brigham Young was the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He led his followers from persecution in Ohio, across the desert and settled them is what is now known as… Continue Reading
“We are the Mormons…” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) Editor’s Note: Since the second part of A Study in Scarlet is set in Utah and deals heavily with the Mormons, we thought it would be interesting to have a discussion about the Mormon Coinage. Donald H. Kagin, Ph.D, kindly gave us permission to reprint… Continue Reading
“… the actor in some strange drama …” – The Adventure of the Yellow Stain (YELL) With the release of the most recent trailer for this summer’s upcoming Mr. Holmes film, it reminded us that we need to revisit Ian McKellen and discuss his decorations. We had earlier discussed the many coins that featured McKellen from his… Continue Reading