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"Pray take a seat" [MAZA]
As we glance around the sitting room at 221B Baker Street, the famous lodgings of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, there's no lack of seating. In fact, one might have the pick of any number of seating styles.
From armchair to basket chair, settees to sofas, we explore the seating arrangements found in Sherlock Holmes's flat. We discuss who sat where and when, and how one particular chair gave away a criminal. These are just Trifles...
Links / Notes
- This episode: ihose.co/trifles93
- Wessex Press
- Archie and Edith Bunker's chairs at the American History Museum
- Christopher Morley: Minty's Varsity Chair
- I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Episode 153: The Rooms at 221B Baker Street
Music credits
Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band
Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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