Ripperologist 112

[harry]

Just a small observation,using a graphic programme and concentrating on the fotwear,it appears to me,allowing my eyesight may not be the best,that the shoes the cook? is wearing appear to be of a different design,style and shade of colouring than the others.Maybe cooks were better paid?

[Stewart P Evans]

Boots

Just a small observation,using a graphic programme and concentrating on the fotwear,it appears to me,allowing my eyesight may not be the best,that the shoes the cook? is wearing appear to be of a different design,style and shade of colouring than the others.Maybe cooks were better paid?

The police officers would be wearing regulation boots whilst the man in the apron would have his own boots/shoes on.

[Robert]

Perhaps we can compromise. One day the cook doesn't turn up so Brown volunteers to do the meal. This photo is for the men's familes to have, should anything happen to them.

[caz]

Robert, I do believe you've just hit on the true origins of Brown Windsor soup.

You don't suppose Dr Bond was round the back, drafted in to make the tea, do you?

Brooke Bond PG Tips, naturally.

Love,

Caz
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[Hamrammr]

It's not. It's a stripped shirt. Which is clearly visible on the photograph.

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Thanks Rob. I was about to state the same thing. Clearly a striped shirt. :-)

[Garry Wroe]

Yes, having now seen the greyscale as opposed to the group photograph, the shirt is definitely pinstriped.

Regards.

Garry Wroe.

[DVV]

Perhaps we can compromise. One day the cook doesn't turn up so Brown volunteers to do the meal.

Terrible!!!

[Robert]

I'd certainly rather have Bond doing the PG TIPS than Brown....just after examining Kate's nose....

[Tom_Wescott]

Just so we're clear, in all other station house photographs within, say, a 20 year range of this 1899 photo, there's not a single instance where either a doctor or a cook is present?

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[ChrisGeorge]

Perhaps we can compromise. One day the cook doesn't turn up so Brown volunteers to do the meal. This photo is for the men's familes to have, should anything happen to them.

One of the great myths of the case was the peasouper fogs that occurred during the murders. Perhaps Dr Brown was on hand to serve up some real peasoup to the coppers?

[Tom_Wescott]

According to the From hell letter, someone had be able to both remove a kidney and fry it up.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Tom_Wescott]

Monty,

The other day you said there was something in your article you wanted my take on. What specific part? Page #? You've piqued my curiosity!

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Tom_Wescott]

I'm reading more of 112 now. I greatly enjoyed Jon Rees' review of these Holmes movies I haven't seen. I'm curious to know of his opinion of the 'Max Headroom' Holmes movies, or anybody's opinion for that matter. I've considered getting them. By the way, NOW'S the time to grab various Holmes DVD's on amazon while they're cheap and plentiful.

I just read a letter in the 'Dear Rip' section from Roger Baynton bashing the Casebook because he's too timid to post and get criticised. WTF? Who is this guy? That was uncool. Shame that portion of his letter had to be published at all, since its intent was presumably to review the new conference DVD. But then, if Rip editors went around editing letters at will, there'd no doubt be bitching about that as well. Anyway, passive-aggressive people like Baynton irk me.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Ally]

Interesting that was the letter they chose to include. The letter writer may not be the only passive-aggressive one there.

Sigh.

[Stewart P Evans]

Worth Noting

Just so we're clear, in all other station house photographs within, say, a 20 year range of this 1899 photo, there's not a single instance where either a doctor or a cook is present?
Yours truly,
Tom Wescott

It's also worth noting that I have never seen another uniformed police group photograph in which a man wearing an apron is present. To my mind this increases the possibility of it being a station house group photograph.