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Big Vintage Belgian Coticule: ID help please
Just picked this up this week off ebay from a guy in New Hampshire. It came as part of the lot with the razor I was bidding on. Like the razor, but really love this vintage belgian coticule. Looks like the box was cut from a single piece of wood that appears to be walnut with a nice turned handle. Would guess this box and hone would date to mid/late 19th Century? Just a guess based on its patina and wear. Certainly has sat on a carpenter's or barber's bench for a long time. Box and stone smell a bit oily to me, but not surprising. Hone measures 8.5in x 2in x .75in (212mm x 50mm x 19.5mm). Took some "as found" pictures but also added "after lapping" photos to help with the specific ID. Compared this to some of the inventory photos on the Coticule.be site http://www.coticule.be/home.html but didn't find anything similar. Could be a La Grise but thought it could be a La Nouvelle Viene as well? Tried to post a query there but was unable to find the post button. Maybe it was a browser issue? Anyway, any help from SRP hone experts would be appreciated, as well as links to similar hones. Thanks, AJ
Big Vintage Belgian Coticule: ID help please
You can check out Henk Bos (Margeja) Grinding and Honing Part 4, if you are in general interested in Coticules and their different layers, if this helps.....
http://bosq.home.xs4all.nl/