"Yesterday an email arrived from Barry in Christchurch, New Zealand with the
photo of a large Addis carver with Gothic imprint.  He found it covered with
paint in a recycling shop.  Crisp and clear, the inscription reads "J. B.
Addis" over "Prize Medal." over "1851".  "  Gary Laroff, Portland, Oregon

"GO! LOOK! Go to the flea markets, the tag / boot / garage / yard sales, the
antique shops, the junk shops, the recycling shops." John Ruth

Hi I'm Barry in Christchurch, New Zealand, (recently subscribed to old tool
archives) and the lucky finder.

As John Ruth said  GO Look,    -   I went for my regular look at the refuse
recycling shop in town.
In a bin was a carving chisel, odd handle and I'm thinking Pfiel carving
chisel, quick grab, can't make out the name (combination of poor light, poor
eyesight and paint over the name stamp).
Put it together with a lot of other tools and paid for them feeling very
pleased with myself.

At home, a clean up and examination with magnifying glasses, not Pfiel but
Addis and quite different to the Ward & Payne SJ Addis chisels I have.

Onto the net and find this site. Obviously different to what has been
described, so contacted Gary Laroff and bingo. Very satisfying.

So that is the story behind the find

What does it look like?

Tried to do picture and wouldn't add to plain text, so to see it,  go to my
blog http://baroldstools.blogspot.co.nz/2014/07/addis-brand-
tools.html">http://baroldstools.blogspot.co.nz/2014/07/addis-brand-
tools.html

Cheers
Barry (Barold's tools) Armstrong
Christchurch, New Zealand