Thuringer possible Escher ?

A coupe of weeks ago I picked up this hone in a box with an Escher label. De hone itself has no attached label. De size of the hone is 174x40x20 mm. I have finished a number of razors on this hone wich have been finished on Jnats and SG20 in de past and they all seem to benefit from it.
I am wondering if it could be an Escher and if it is what the Color is. On the second photo you can see some blue and I tend towards greenish grey for the main color.

Can anybody shine some light on the matter?

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Looks like you have a really nice stone there. I believe it is a Light blue or Blue /Green Escher but i am far from qualified to make this determination. The man you need to talk to is Hatzicho. http://strazors.com/uploads/images/articles/escher.pdf He knows a lot about these stones and may help you identify it better.

Photo colors aren't always accurate between camera and different computers, but if that photo's colors are correct, on my screen it looks like a Blue-Green to me.

Nice score TonyBee, let us know how you like it.:D

Always hard to determine the color from the pictures. Doesn't look like a yellow-green and definately not like a dark blue stone. My guess is a typical grey stone with more or less green touch. These grey stones are the most mined stones I think and belong to the so-called light green quaity. Good hones as all of the thuringians.
If the stone fits perfectly in the box there should be no question that it is the original hone and that it was sold through the J.G. Escher&Co company.

Thank you hatzicho, you are a great help,

The length of the hone is 174 mm and the box is a couple of mm longer on the inside. Does the length of the hone give a clue on being an Escher or not?

All Escher’s are Thüringen’s, but not all good Thüringen’s are Escher’s…

I would only suspect that it is not an Escher, if you paid a lot for it and it was sold as an Escher stone, (motivation to fake it). I suspect it probably is the stone that came with the box. That someone kept it all these years, in the box is an indicator that it is a good stone and was probably prized, that it has the label, a plus.

Really we never know, if the stone is truly an Escher or now days, if the label is even real.

The proof is in the stone, and performance. If it finishes, it does not matter.

Nice find, enjoy.

One thing for sure is the box held an Escher stone - it is unfortunate that without a label on the stone it could be another grade Thuri - doubt it, but the Provenance is not there without the label.

I have one just like it, the smaller ones in the box, and it puts a beautiful edge on the razor.

Can't really testify myself but that is certainly a Escher cup on the label!!!!!! You scored on that find possibly!

I think the proof is in the using. How good do you think it works? If you think its awesome then it is what you think it is.

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Thank you hatzicho, you are a great help,

The length of the hone is 174 mm and the box is a couple of mm longer on the inside. Does the length of the hone give a clue on being an Escher or not?

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No it is just an indication if it is the original hone. If the box is shortly longer, there might have been a small slurry stone attached, which was lost during the years.
Anyhow, as explained many times - all thuringian hones were mined in 3 areas arond the town Steinach bei small mining companies. The Escher company bought the hones from these miners and glued their label on it. So an Escher label doesn't make the hone a better thuringian than i was before! It is just a label!! and today maybe an indication to get a vintage, good quality thuringian hone.