Escher Water Hone - A Nice Little Find.

[dsutton24]

I stopped at a yard sale that consisted chiefly of box after box of junk from a garage that had closed after the owner retired. Basically my kind of stuff In amongst the broken gear pullers and partial sets of Allen wrenches was this:

It's an old Escher water hone. This thing was loose in a box of junk, no box or anything to protect it. The only defect is a small chip in the upper left hand corner. It even has about half of the paper label still glued to it.

It's a small thing in a lot of ways. But, as far as I'm concerned any day you can buy a nice stone for a buck is a good day.

 

[David Martin]

That's a handsome razor hone and in great shape. A lucky find. Well worth the stop to look.
I have stumbled onto 2 Charnley Forest stones in a similar manner. Also, a great razor hone. DM

 

[garry3]

I thought I did pretty well on this one last week. No where close to as good a deal as you got.

 

[David Martin]

No way! With it's original box. Is that a Belgium Coticule? Plus, your straight razor is old... Do you shave with it? DM

 

[garry3]

No way! With it's original box. Is that a Belgium Coticule? Plus, your straight razor is old... Do you shave with it? DM

No, it's a Thuringian Escher. Not near as good as dsutton24's.
Yes I shave with that razor. It was basically my daily driver for a couple years until I got more and now I rotate.

 

[Jcsixx01]

Wow, that is an incredible find. I have two Eschers, they are the best straight razor finishing hones. Super refined without being harsh.