Pantechnicon van Pantechnicon van A Pantechnicon van, currently usually shortened to pantec, was originally a furniture removal van drawn by horses and used by the British company "The Pantechnicon" for delivering and collecting furniture which its customers wished to store. The name is a word largely of British English usage. The word "Pantechnicon" is an invented one, formed from the Greek "pan" ("all") and "techne" ("art"). It was originally the name of a large establishment in Motcomb Street, Belgravia, London, opened around 1830. It combined a picture gallery, a furniture shop, and the sale of carriages, while its southern half was a
A Costume Piece he fled to his artist's studio, and changed there. Moreover, he has also sent a message to Inspector Mackenzie, informing Scotland Yard to swarm the house. Ultimately, Raffles gracefully admits defeat. BBC Radio adapted the story into the third episode of its Raffles radio drama, "A Costume Piece", which first aired on 3 November 1985. The drama features Jeremy Clyde as Raffles and Michael Cochrane as Bunny. The episode closely follows the plot of the original story, with some minor changes: A Costume Piece "A Costume Piece" is a short story by E. W. Hornung, and features the gentleman thief