WATSON'S TIN BOX
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Inside the Tin Box--A chorus of groans, cries, and bleatings

OUR LEADER: Known as “Gasogene,” the leader of Watson’s Tin Box serves for a one year term. The Tin Box is currently under the leadership of Gasogene XXVI, Nea Dodson.

OUR QUIZMASTER: Known as “Tantalus,” our quizmaster is Karen Wilson.

TORQUEMADA: Our annual Mycroft Killer Quiz is devised by our clever Beth Austin, who amuses and challenges (i.e., tortures!) us with each year’s new Mycroft.

MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS: Attend one meeting and we will consider that an honest mistake. Attend two meeting and you are considered a member of Watson’s Tin Box.

DUES: There are no dues.

Who We Have Been

Watson's Tin Box has a proud history of leadership. Our tradition requires that our leader, known as the Gasogene, serves a one-year term. The current Gasogene always chooses his/her successor, and the passing of the gavel occurs at the annual Mycroft gathering in January.

In addition, Watson's Tin Box has a quizmaster, or Tantalus. This is a five-year term, and the current Tantalus chooses his/her successor. The Tantalus provides a quiz at each Tin Box meeting relating to the evening's story.

The Torquemada challenges us every year with "The Mycroft," the killer test of Sherlockian knowledge and memory of minutiae.


Gasogenes and Tantali of Watson's Tin Box

Past & present Gasogenes

1990: Kem White, I
1991: Paul Churchill, BSI*, [co-founder], II
1992: Bruce Eberle, III
1993: Steve Clarkson, BSI, [co-founder], IV
1994: Diane Knoth, V
1995: John Wenstrup, VI
1996: Lana Santos, VII
1997: Andrew Solberg, BSI, ASH**, VIII
1998: Deborah Clark, ASH, IX
1999: David Hatch, X
2000: Jacquelynn Morris, ASH, BSI, XI
2001: Beth Austin, ASH, XII
2002: Ralph Adams, XIII
2003: John Baesch, BSI, ASH, XIV
2004: S. Brent Morris, XV
2005: John C. Sherwood, XVI
2006: Fred Campbell, XVII
2007: Andrew Solberg, BSI, ASH, XVIII
2008: Jacquelynn Morris, ASH, BSI, XIX
2009: Joel and Karen Ballard, XX
2010: April Curnow, XXI

2011: Alan Jacobson, XXII
2012: Pat Ruth, XXIII

2013: Jaime Mahoney, XXIV
2014: Karen Wilson, ASH, XXV

2015: Nea Dodson, XXVI
2016: Laura Duncombe, XXVII
2017: Susan Bailey, XXVIII
2018: Carla Coupe, XXIX
​2019: Lynne Stephens, XXX

Past & present Tantali

1988-93: Steve Clarkson, BSI [Torquemada], I
1993-99: Paul Churchill, BSI [Archivist], II
1999-2006: David Hatch, III
2007-2009: Beth Austin, ASH, IV
2009 - 2011: Jacquelynn Morris, ASH, BSI, V

2011-2012: Fred Campbell, VI
2013: Karen Wilson, ASH, VII
2014 - 2017: Various Tin Boxers
2018: Lynne Stephens
​2019: Kim Ord


Torquemada
Steve Clarkson, I
2009 - 2017: Beth Austin, II
2018: Karen Wilson, Kim Ord
* BSI--member of The Baker Street Irregulars
**ASH--member of The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes