Gary,

Thanks for that great compilation and overview of the Addis family. What
could be more fun than researching edge tool manufacturers?

Just last week, after Bugbear posted the link to the Addis history on
the Hawley website, I stumbled across the online photo collection of the
Sheffield Local Studies Library
http://www.picturesheffield.com/database_search.php
>From this page, click on the letter "E" and then scroll down
to the categories "Edge Tool Manufacturers", "Edge Tool Production", and
"Edge Tools." There are a bunch of cool pictures (including one of the
Newbould factory*--hear that Charlie--are you out there?--and a portrait
of William Butcher**).

This one in particular caught my eye: http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-
bin/picturesheffield.pl?_cgifunction=form&_layout=picturesheffield&keyv-
al=sheff.refno=u02683

It is entitled "Nos 27-37, St. Thomas Street, after the demolition of
adjoining back to back houses on the right. No. 27, (on left) premises
of J.B. Addis & Sons Ltd., Edge Tool Manufacturers."

It does not say when the picture was made, but I'm guessing it is after
1911, when the research trail started to go a little cold (I HATE when
that happens!)

Hope this is a helpful data point, and thanks again to Gary (and Don,
of course!).

Brian Welch Worcester, MA who has been spending his lunch breaks in
the Harvard Business School library historical collections for the
past few weeks.

*Newbould factory: http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-
bin/picturesheffield.pl?_cgifunction=form&_layout=picturesheffield&keyv-
al=sheff.refno=s09773

**Butcher portrait: http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-
bin/picturesheffield.pl?_cgifunction=form&_layout=picturesheffield&keyv-
al=sheff.refno=u02736

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