Herring LONDON

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Found a chisel in an op shop today.
“HERRING BROS LONDON” and on the reverse is stamped "PRIZE MEDALS"
at least I think it is 'Medals" but could be 'Metals" ? though doubtful of the latter.

Will post images once i have cleaned it and can view the stamping more clearly.

It's PRIZE MEDALS. Some makers added marks regarding medals they had won on their tools. I've a Greenslade smoother with similar marks.