just a spit and polish ~

ironichles asked me to take pictures of the sherlock holmes display on the fourth floor of the library where i work. this was a temporary display that used to be in a different library on campus, but i guess they liked it so well, they wanted to keep it around a while. it was much nicer in its original space because it was with its actual book and art collection (a lot of really cool stuff ~ and none of which came over).


it's a hard space to photograph, so these pictures aren't great, but it shows some of the fun little details including holmes' chemistry set, drug paraphernalia, the bearskin rug, the slipper on the mantel, etc. it may be too hard to see, but the stuff on the secretary is fun: telegrams about the baker street irregulars, a photo of a peg-legged man, etc. i couldn't get a good shot of the fainting couch on which the violin is resting. i suppose i could have stood on a chair and tried to do it, but i was shy.

anyway, enjoy!

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