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A Scion Society of The Baker Street Irregulars
Numismatists Do Not Fear Change
“It is a little souvenir…” – A Case of Identity (IDEN) For the third consecutive year, The Fourth Garrideb issued a souvenir card for the Baker Street Irregulars Weekend this past January. Attendees of the annual BSI Dinner, the Dinner for “The Woman,” and the Gaslight Gala received one of our 8.5 by 11 inch souvenir… Continue Reading
“… this man here – is an actor.” – The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place (SHOS) Actor / Comic Roy Hudd with his OBE in 2004. Actor/Comic Roy Hudd, who portrayed Sherlock Holmes in the BBC Radio 2 series The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes in 1999, passed away this weekend after a brief illness.… Continue Reading
“Holmes had taken out his watch …” – A Study in Scarlet (STUD) Since the 2019 Sherlock Holmes 50 pence coins was released we have reported examples being altered with decals, placed in special holders, made into keychains and bells. Now, you can buy a watch with the coin as the design. Currently being offered in… Continue Reading
“The story has, I believe, been told more than once in the newspapers …” – The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb (ENGR) When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had his stories published that would make up the Case Book of Sherlock Holmes, the stories were first printed in the United States in Colliers Weekly and in the Strand Magazine for the United Kingdom.… Continue Reading
Seventeen thoughts for further ponderance of the case at hand – The Priory School (PRIO) DIRT FROM ALL THROUGH ENGLAND Of Huxtable we are told, “Collar and shirt bore the grime of a long journey, and the hair bristled unkempt from the well-shaped head.” Thorneycroft Huxtable had rushed to Baker Street from the north of… Continue Reading
“Look at the headlines … “ – The Adventure of the Stockbroker’s Clerk (STOC) Since the beginning of the year, several Garridebs have been in the news. Noted pastiche author, Dan Andriacco, has recently published interviews with several Sherlockians on his Baker Street Blog. Recent Garridebs interviewed by Dan, include: Burt Wolder, Mike McSwiggin, Greg… Continue Reading
“… joy of the true artist …” – The Valley of Fear (VALL) Maggie Schpak creating badges in her studio in Glendale, California. Courtesy of Maggie Schpak We are pleased to share this WGBH feature on artist (and BSI member) Maggie Schpak. We have done posts on several of her Sherlockian medals over the years,… Continue Reading
“I was feeling drowsy and stupid, partly from my dinner…” – The Adventure of the Naval Treaty (NAVA) Attendees at the Numismatic Friends of Sherlock Holmes Dinner in Atlanta Front Row (l to r) Kathy Rosina, Heather Holloway, Crystal Noll, and Greg Ruby Back Row: Jeffrey Rosina, William Bierly and Steve Zitowski, The American Numismatic… Continue Reading
“Somewhere in the vaults of the bank of Cox and Co., at Charing Cross, there is a travel-worn and battered tin dispatch-box with my name, John H. Watson, MD, Late Indian Army, painted upon the lid.” – The Problem of Thor Bridge (THOR) Watson’s Tin Box, a BSI scion that meets in Columbia, Maryland, shares a few… Continue Reading
“‘Data! Data! Data!‘ he cried impatiently. ‘I can’t make bricks without clay.’” – The Adventures of The Copper Beeches (COPP) This column is composed of material (Data!) developed for a short course called Appreciating Sherlock Holmes that I taught twice a year in the Community Education Life Enrichment Program for a local community college. It is composed of… Continue Reading