Thread: Just shipped my last labeled Thuringian

( Two labeled Eschers were sold before taking this picture)

Today I have said goodbye to my last labeled Thuringian hone, I have collected Eschars for a good period of time, my aim was to study the differences between the different color designations and to compare the resulting edges. I concluded that the QC on the Escher stones was very tight; all the labeled Escher stones that I have owned and tested leave scratches in the 1~micron region, although the Blue Greens and the Yellow Greens tend to be on the finer side of that region, and they are a bit faster IMO, however all of my Eschers provide me with the most comfortable edge ever, my skin is yet to find a finisher capable of giving what an Escher has to offer of the perfect balance between comfort and sharpness.

These stones were a specialized razor hones around 150 years ago, how great this is !!! The best statement to describe them is printed on their own labels.



I kept only one unlabeled vintage Thuringian, it is maybe a Blue Green or a Green one I can’t really say for sure what it is the color, but from it performance I am sure it was an Escher. Also I still have a small Yellow Green too.




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and as always the funds form selling a stone are recycled into another


Happy honning,

Don't know whether to say congratulations or send my condolences to saying goodbye to the last of your collection!?!

The NOS Escher Blue/Green, still in it's wooden box, with the Gold Seal stamped on the stone, still sits untouched, with the labels now preserved with Artists Varnish, both stones then wrapped in cellophane, and the box itself stored in an air tight Zip-Lock bag with a desiccant pack.

Again, thank-you for such a lovely stone.....

yeah i also read it with a laughing and with a crying eye :-)
Actually if we are all honest, we all woudnt need more then one of those nice stones, and this for over a whole lifespan....

So Abdulmajeed, if you ever used your last exemple to the stage beeing not more usable any more, and you need a new one, hit me back i will equip you for free



.....just joking that youll ever get it used down, not joking on the "for free" issue...

I actually can confirm the "Eschers" Quality, because i also tested a lot of those stones, besides the Quality of labelled Escher Stones i always got the very good edges from yellow greens and light green stones....not ruling out that also dark-blue stones might be very good...

Originally Posted by Phrank

Don't know whether to say congratulations or send my condolences to saying goodbye to the last of your collection!?!

You might say a bit of both Andrew, I'm excited about getting new stones, however I I'm really sad to part from those historical stones.

Oh I just were wondering about that NOS BG if you have used it or not, I guess that you are no better than me on this one.

That stamp man... I could not be the one who ruins it.

You are welcome Andrew, I'm glade that you like it that much.

I have only had y/g stones and they were very nice stones to use. The best I ever used (in terms of sharpness) was one that was unlabeled that someone asked for my opinion about. I didn't try to buy it from them, but I sure would've liked it.

In the end, I came upon eschers after I found a couple of good vintage japanese barber's stones, and the eschers were easier to use but not quite as ultimately capable (certainly I've noticed that the japanese stones are not as consistent stone to stone).

And the linen negates all. The vintage treated linen is the biggest thing that most people are missing, it brings a uniformity to an edge that is better than a stone, and as long as the stone before it is "pretty good", the edge is always comfortable and durable for several hundred shaves at least.

That said, if eschers were $100, I'd still probably have a dozen of them because they are nice stones and the labeling is iconic.

To have loved and lost is better than to have never loved at all! You had them for a brief whisp of breath in history and now passed them along to another, for a monetary gain no doubt!

Originally Posted by doorsch

yeah i also read it with a laughing and with a crying eye :-)
Actually if we are all honest, we all woudnt need more then one of those nice stones, and this for over a whole lifespan....

So Abdulmajeed, if you ever used your last exemple to the stage beeing not more usable any more, and you need a new one, hit me back i will equip you for free



.....just joking that youll ever get it used down, not joking on the "for free" issue...

I actually can confirm the "Eschers" Quality, because i also tested a lot of those stones, besides the Quality of labelled Escher Stones i always got the very good edges from yellow greens and light green stones....not ruling out that also dark-blue stones might be very good...

I was planning to hone on that stone after each shave, now that you are joking about wearing it down, there will be no fun in taken that stone for free well, at least whenever I miss that label I surely know someone can equip me with one.

As you have said Sebastian, any one of these nice stones can give a smooth yet comfortable shave for the rest of your life... Haven't heard your opinion on the BGs I find them among the best Eschers out there, in my opinion they are microscopically differ from the YG and a hear slower.

That being said all the labeled Eschers I handled are absolute shaver dream, black, blue...etc wherever, slurry no slurry they just give their best every time you use them

Originally Posted by DaveW

I have only had y/g stones and they were very nice stones to use. The best I ever used (in terms of sharpness) was one that was unlabeled that someone asked for my opinion about. I didn't try to buy it from them, but I sure would've liked it.

In the end, I came upon eschers after I found a couple of good vintage japanese barber's stones, and the eschers were easier to use but not quite as ultimately capable (certainly I've noticed that the japanese stones are not as consistent stone to stone).

And the linen negates all. The vintage treated linen is the biggest thing that most people are missing, it brings a uniformity to an edge that is better than a stone, and as long as the stone before it is "pretty good", the edge is always comfortable and durable for several hundred shaves at least.

That said, if eschers were $100, I'd still probably have a dozen of them because they are nice stones and the labeling is iconic.

Hi Dave,

You always impress me with your observations, one of the best characteristics of Eschers edge that it require the minimum of stropping, as it always leave a very straight edge even under high magnification in my case 400x and the edge is still straight, to achieve this with other type of stone you have to strop thoroughly on a good linen strop.

If Eschers were 100$ I could keep mines forever

Haven't thought of you as a Thuringians guy really Dave.

Thanks for being the caretaker of the stones for so long. They will be appreciated by their new owners down through the generations.
I have enjoyed your posts about the stones.
re: the B/G and blue, they cut more quickly but still leave a wondrous edge. I am very satisfied with the best edge off these.
~Richard

Wish I saw this collection come Up for sale..