Joe Ades worked the streets of New York selling a $5 peeler from Switzerland, dodging local police and bylaw officers, and made a tidy little living do so. When Joe did get caught and fined, he looked at the payment as his rent, and continued on. Born in Manchester England, Joe learned his trade from grafters and pitchmen popping up in front of bomb sites, memories of WWII. Joe was one of seven children from a widowed mother, and started working at 15 years old.

My interview is with Joes, daughter Ruth who was left with a couple of thousand peelers, and set off to sell her Dads stock, and to share with us the experiences and stories she learned from her legendary father. RIP JOE!