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The obvious source for identifying articles that would have been found in the sitting room is the Canon itself. As is evident from Holmes' collection of relics he displayed in 'The Musgrave Ritual,' it is not much of a stretch to assume that artifacts of his many cases would be strewn around the sitting room. Besides the articles actually mentioned in the stories, I've added many items that I believe that Holmes and Watson would have had, either as a result of being involved in crime detection or simply for being bachelors in late Victorian London.

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Holmes' Legion
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and Watson's Army Commission

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Tools of the trade: Dark Lantern, Darbies, Bradshaw Railway Guide, Bulldog Pistol,a Pocket Lens and a 'neat morocco case.'

A Seltzogene, Tantalus and Gazogene.

 
 
 
 
Watson's Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers' Bunk Plate, Pith Helmet and Belt Buckle, and below: Watson's 'travel worn and battered dispatch box,' publications of the day and artifacts on the mantel.

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