A Scion Society of The Baker Street Irregulars
Numismatists Do Not Fear Change
“Under a series of flaming headlines …” – The Adventure of the Retired Colourman (RETI) It’s been four months since our last Garrideb in the News feature and we have a lot of items to report! On June 17-19, 2016, The Norwegian Explorers of Minnesota and the Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the… Continue Reading
“Did you notice nothing curious about that advertisement?” -The Adventure of The Three Garridebs (3GAR) We recently reprinted Jon Lellenberg’s 2014 article on The Mystery of The Three Irregular Plates. To accompany his article, we are showing a flyer and color brochure that we believe were produced by Javier Doria, the vendor who was attempting… Continue Reading
“But they listened to my story with a smile.” – The Adventure of The Five Orange Pips (FIVE) March should be an exciting month. With the American Numismatic Association’s National Money Show taking place in Dallas, we will have the Numismatic Friends of Sherlock Holmes Dinner at the Green Door Public House on Thursday, March 3rd. Based… Continue Reading
“… a single large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and illuminated by two broad windows.” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) On Saturday, April 9, 2016, Denny Dobry, the 42nd Garrideb and his wife Joann, will be hosting an open house for interested Sherlockians to view his version of Holmes and Watson’s famous sitting room at 221B Baker… Continue Reading
“… If I were a sculptor …” – The Problem of Thor Bridge (THOR) In our recent post about the badges issued by the Sherlock Holmes Society of London, we mentioned that they were based on designs by noted sculptor, and SHSL member, John Doubleday, but did not offer up any other information about this… Continue Reading
“It is a little souvenir …” – A Case of Identity (IDEN) This upcoming week, Sherlockians converge on New York City for the BSI Weekend. Your beloved (?!?!) editor is arriving on Wednesday, January 13th and will be out and about with fellow Sherlockians through Sunday the 17th. I hope to see many of you… Continue Reading
“… becomes the badge of a society.” – The Adventure of The Five Orange Pips (FIVE) Editor’s Note: This post has been a “work in progress” for nearly a year as we tried to gather information about the various medals of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London. Just a few hours after this was posted, we have… Continue Reading
“It was not till after dinner …” – The Adventure of The Three Garridebs (3GAR) As a companion to Colin Prestige’s report on the 1961 Garrideb Gathering of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London that we posted recently, we are happy to add this menu card and program from that dinner. Continue Reading
“Will you be at home this evening?” – The Adventure of The Three Garridebs (3GAR) Proceedings of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London THE GARRIDEB GATHERING “The only one in the world” KILLER Evans would surely have been envious. At 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 3, 1961, the stentorian voice of the head-waiter announced: “Mr.… Continue Reading
“Holmes took the book from my hand.” – The Adventure of The Three Garridebs (3GAR) In this, the first monograph published by the John H Watson Society, Nicholas Utechin sets out to make 21st century sense of all the 19th century mentions of money in the Sherlock Holmes stories. Have you ever stopped to wonder… Continue Reading