A Scion Society of The Baker Street Irregulars
Numismatists Do Not Fear Change
“I would rather have Toby’s help than that of the whole detective force of London.” – The Sign of The Four (SIGN) In 2015, the Crime Scene Unit of the Philadelphia Police Department issued a very attractive challenge coin that features a Sherlock Holmes caricature walking a dog. OBVERSE: (small Liberty Bell) PHILADELPHIA POLICE (small Liberty… Continue Reading
“Do you remember what Darwin says about music?” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) Charles Darwin, the English naturalist and geologist, was referenced twice in A Study In Scarlet. The author of the 1859 book On the Origin of Species, Darwin established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors. For those interested in more… Continue Reading
“Upon my quoting Thomas Carlyle, he inquired in the naivest way who he might be and what he had done.” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) The author of this post also did not know who Thomas Carlyle was when I first read A Study in Scarlet. Then again, I was only 10 or 11 years old… Continue Reading
“Have you your cheque-book?” – The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet (BERY) The hardcore Sherlockian numismatist now has the option of getting checks printed with Sherlockian themes. These could be the perfect way to send your payment for a club meeting dinner or paying for purchases in the Vendor Room during the BSI Weekend in… Continue Reading
“… this man here – is an actor.” – The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place (SHOS) Your author shares a birthday with two actors who have portrayed Sherlock Holmes – Orson Welles and Stewart Granger. Granger played Holmes in The Hound of The Baskervilles in an ABC Movie of the Week in 1972, which we will discuss… Continue Reading
“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
“…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
“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