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INTRODUCTION:

• Presentation
• Historical Map - Europe 1900 A.D.
• Historical background
• Sherlock Holmes' cultural references

TRANSPORTATION:

• Landau
• Hansom cab
• Train
• Sailing ship
• Steamboats
• Dogcart

COMMUNICATION:

• Lighthouse
• Telegram
• Newspaper

ENERGY AND LIGHTING:

• Gas
• Oil lamp
• Lantern
• Lamps

CULTURE:

DRUGS

• Cocaine
• Opium
• Cigarette

DRESSCODE

• Breastpin
• Albert Chain

EDUCATION

• University degree
• American Encyclopaedia
• Encyclopaedia Britannica

TECHNOLOGIES SEEN ON THE STREETS

• Fire engine
• Scissors-grinder

TECHNOLOGY BOUNDARIES

• Flight

WEAPONS:

• Life preserver
• Pistol
• Jezail
• Rifle
• Revolver

HOUSE & OFFICE UTENSILS AND TECHNOLOGIES

• Kettle
• Bell pull
• Sewing machine
• Typewriter
• Doorbell
• Plumber's smoke rocket
• Gasogene

MEDICAL UTENSILS AND CHEMICALS

• Vitriol
• Forceps
• Artificial knee-caps
• Stethoscope

INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT

• Hydraulic stamping machine / Hydraulic press

OTHER UTENSILS AND TECNOLOGIES

• Magnifying lens
• Hunting Crop
• Wax vestas (matches)
• Watch
• Cigar holder
• Handcuffs
• Camera
• • Photograph

THE END

• • The end
  • A - Z 

A - Z

ARTIFICIAL KNEE CAPS
BELL PULL
COCAINE
DOGCART
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA
FORCEPS
GASOGENE
HANSOM CAB
JEZAIL
KETTLE
LIFE PRESERVER
MAGNIFYING LENS
NEWSPAPER
OIL LAMP
PHOTOGRAPH
REVOLVER
SCISSORS-GRINDER
TRAIN
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL DEGREE
VITRIOL
WAX VESTAS
ZEPPELIN

The end

As to Miss Violet Hunter, my friend Holmes, rather to my disappointment, manifested no further interest in her when once she had ceased to be the centre of one of his problems, and she is now the head of a private school at Walsall, where I believe that she has met with considerable success.

THE END

Life preserver

But when I gave him every particular that had occurred, he tried to bluster and took down a life-preserver from the wall. I knew my man, however, and I clapped a pistol to his head before he could strike.

(Adventure XI, pg. 160)

“The “life-preserver” consists of a stout piece of cane about a foot long, with a ball of five or six ounces of lead attached firmly to one end by catgut netting, whilst the other end is furnished with a strong leather or catgut loop to go round the wrist and prevent the weapon flying from or being snatched from the hand.

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Pistol

An ordinary man could not do it. Now, what do you think would happen if I did break it, Mr. Holder? There would be a noise like a pistol shot.

(Adventure XI, pg 155)

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History and evolution (timeline)
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Jezail

I had remained indoors all day, for the weather had taken a sudden turn to rain, with high autumnal winds, and the Jezail bullet which I had brought back in one of my limbs as a relic of my Afghan campaign throbbed with dull persistence.
(Adventure X, pg. 131)

In the novel, this is the weapon that would have woulded Dr. Watson during his military service in Afghanistan.

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About the weapon

Fire engine

The station-master had not finished his speech before we were all hastening in the direction of the fire. The road topped a low hill, and there was a great widespread whitewashed building in front of us, spouting fire at every chink and window, while in the garden in front three fire-engines were vainly striving to keep the flames under.

(Adventure IX, pg. 130)

Horse pulled steam powered fire pump from the early 1900.

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