Evidence Boxes

“I’ll show you a grim little bit of evidence” [RETI]  Paul Churchill, BSI (“Corot”) delighted in recreating evidence boxes for each Sherlock Holmes story. After his death in 2008, Deborah Clark became their steward. Regular attendees of Watson's Tin Box see evidence boxes at every monthly meeting, but we wanted to give you a peek inside as well. Debbie sat down with us to detail what these evidence boxes are, how Paul created them, and what makes them so special.  The contents inside them (and outside of some of them) are astounding in their reality and detail, bringing the Sherlock Holmes stories to life in a unique way. We have posted . And of course, we have another Canonical Couplet to challenge your acuity. If you are chosen as a winner, you'll get The Sherlock Holmes Scrapbook by Peter Haining. Answers are due by October 14, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. EDT. Information on sponsors, links, and notes are available below.   Please do consider becoming a . Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and transcription services.    Sponsors  has a new edition in the McCabe-Cody series: , available on September 28.    is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including Terence Faherty's .    has a number of new Kickstarters that need your attention: , , and .     Would you care to advertise with us? You can find . Let's chat!   Links This episode:  Previous episodes mentioned: Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at  as well as through our accounts on , , , and .   And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us.   Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).   Transcript We are so grateful for your support , which makes our transcripts possible. Every amount helps. A transcript will be available at .   --