The Six Napoleons: Trade Advertisement

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Canon Story: The Six Napoleons
Title: Trade Advertisement (as featured in the Marylebone Illustrated)
Author:thesmallhobbit
Rating: G
O/N: We are delighted to inform our readers that our normal exemplary service has now been resumed.

Join with us in celebrating our gracious Queen Victoria’s jubilee.  We have an excellent stock of ornamental plates, celebration mugs, milk jugs, tea pots and china beakers, which would grace any dresser.  All made of high quality porcelain at very reasonable prices.

Also recently arrived: busts of famous men including Wellington, Napoleon and Disraeli amongst others.  Further stock added daily.

Comments

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Congratulations to Her Majesty on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee! I might be popping into the shop later - a celebration teapot sounds most appealing.

I wonder if that establishment ever stocks busts of living notables too. Mrs. Hudson often says how she'd like to put Mr. Holmes' head on display...

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

We can heartedly recommend our celebration teapot.

If madam would like further information, we can recommend W H Goss (http://www.thepotteries.org/allpotters/456.htm) as being an excellent provider of such items. Her friend might like to send Mr Holmes' head to them.

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

I also would like to see the celebration teapot. And Holmes himself might want a spare bust or two of himself, you know, in case he has an Empty House to fill :)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

We would recommend an early visit to our shop as this item is proving extremely popular and we would hate for you to miss the opportunity to purchase one.

Our aim is for our customers to keep the busts they purchase and not leave them for snipers to shoot at.

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Hee, hee, when you think about it, the mortality rate for busts is pretty high in the Holmes canon.

[debriswoman]

Wonderful:-)
Running out of space though...do you sell dressers?

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, madam, we only supply china goods, however, if you were to call in to our establishment we could provide you with details of a reputable cabinet maker.

[debriswoman]

Thank you so much
One can never have too many busts of Disraeli.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

This is very true.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

For some reason, portraits of Mr. Holmes sell very well among some of the seedier dockside pub-owners (who own dart-boards).

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

We have heard of this trend, and whilst we cannot encourage the concept, we applaud anyone who call sell such items during these difficult financial times.