Thread: got a new thuringian.

No idea what the brand is. It's a 7"x1.5" Dark Blue.

The company is still unidentified.....
Its F&Co. (FCO), the same company logo which is on the Goldfisch Wetzstein....

It must have been a company beeing in the hone business or a retailer...i already got some hints to Solingen but up to date i found no evidence to confirm this....interesting is that the companys trademark was regulated by law, actually no entries could be found in the available databases....

I could also be that it was a company beeing located in east germany, and the documentation was lost but thats only a guess....actually the DGRM mark was used from 1891 to 1949. Producers used the DGRM to register a "small" patent for ten years in general without giving further more information, sometimes its possible to find out more if a number is given as it is shown at this example....

But actually the number is referring to a patent made for a game...and a name is given...Emil Wallesch....4th Oct. 1920

Beautyfull full size finisher - youll love it . Theese thuringians give such amazing edge . I just hit this evening a blue thury and a coticule on a local flea maket site for 20 $. But still small stones . Yours is amazing . congratulations .

Hi, I just want to intruduce myself quikly. My name is Thomas, from Germany Lower Saxonia area. I'm collecting, also wheeling a' dealing in old shaving items since nearly 30 years.

This is a great stone, you could compare it with a Echte Thuringer Wasserstein or one of the earlier DSG hones.

The D.R.G.M No 326839 was filled on the Nov.28.1907 for a box to carry a slurry stone and a hone for straight razors, to Faßbinder &Co GmbH Solingen. Faßbinder was a wholesaler for natural abrasives.

I found two slighty different labled hones:

Mine are ink stampt hell. The coloures are light green to nearly yellow green. The dunkel ink stamp on yours, could indicate a blue to blue green colour.

My boxes and stones are slightly different. The top box/stone size is 21,8 x 5,3 x 2,9 cm and 17,5 x 4 x 1,8 cm. The size of the lower one is 22,6 x 5,3 x 3,2 cm and 17,8 x 3,8 x 1,8 cm:


The GOLDFISCH was also filled to Faßbinder &Co May.30.1907.

The D.R.G.M files and the German Patent files are two separet files. There is never ever a D.R.G.M number the same as one of the Patent numbers.

I hope you'll like the informations on your hone.

Originally Posted by Bart ab

Hi, I just want to intruduce myself quikly. My name is Thomas, from Germany Lower Saxonia area. I'm collecting, also wheeling a' dealing in old shaving items since nearly 30 years.

This is a great stone, you could compare it with a Echte Thuringer Wasserstein or one of the earlier DSG hones.

The D.R.G.M No 326839 was filled on the Nov.28.1907 for a box to carry a slurry stone and a hone for straight razors, to Faßbinder &Co GmbH Solingen. Faßbinder was a wholesaler for natural abrasives.

I found two slighty different labled hones:

Mine are ink stampt hell. The coloures are light green to nearly yellow green. The dunkel ink stamp on yours, could indicate a blue to blue green colour.

My boxes and stones are slightly different. The top box/stone size is 21,8 x 5,3 x 2,9 cm and 17,5 x 4 x 1,8 cm. The size of the lower one is 22,6 x 5,3 x 3,2 cm and 17,8 x 3,8 x 1,8 cm:


The GOLDFISCH was also filled to Faßbinder &Co May.30.1907.

The D.R.G.M files and the German Patent files are two separet files. There is never ever a D.R.G.M number the same as one of the Patent numbers.

I hope you'll like the informations on your hone.

Hi Thomas!! Thank you very much for adding this information, i well appreciate it and iam shure many other interested in the Thuringian Stones also....

Up to day the F&Co. Shortcut as mentioned above was unknown and i got certain hints from several people that i could be a reference to Solingen...

So actually this info seemed to be correct!

Thanks and have a nice day!

Hi Sebastian, Be shure, the information are correct. Best

Originally Posted by Bart ab

Hi Sebastian, Be shure, the information are correct. Best

Yeah for shure, i meant the statement others told me with the reference to Solingen.....

i found the extract from the telephonebook with the additional information.....

Hi Sebastian, Have you got a foto of the phonebook informations. Please send it.

Originally Posted by Bart ab

Hi Sebastian, Have you got a foto of the phonebook informations. Please send it.

Send you PM to exchange Information by Mail, actually its the one listed on the web as an extract...not an exact copy of the page from the telephonebook....

http://adressbuecher.genealogy.net/entry/show/1088973

Update:
Just found it...here is the original Entry...
http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/w/index...1.djvu&page=61

Go to page 61!!

actually there are three further entries on older Books which are only visible on snippet view on Google Books....

Very good and helpful info! Thank you Thomas!