Thread: Unknown German Hone

It is a hone on a piece of wood with leather on the back side. I have had it for a while but have been unable to Id it yet. Thuringen maybe, anyone know the maker shown on the box?


Wet

Probably a thuringian Hone or a Schwedenstein, just google Schwedenstein hone and youll find a lot of info

I have a (confirmed by Hatzicho) Schwedenstein hone and it doesn't look quite the same.

Originally Posted by doorsch

Probably a thuringian Hone or a Schwedenstein, just google Schwedenstein hone and youll find a lot of info

Originally Posted by tonybee

I have a (confirmed by Hatzicho) Schwedenstein hone and it doesn't look quite the same.

In that case it's a Thuringian!

Honestly I cannot tell for certain from the photo but I think Doorsch's guess is as good as any. I never have seen this Factum hone apparatus before, but of course it is comparable to many others.

The hone was sold by the Schleifmittel AG (SAG). As a follow up company to Escher&Co they sold thuringian waterhones under different names. I have not come through this factum labelled hones, but it looks like a blue thuringian.
The interesting thing is that on the left side of the label, the shown eagle looks like the symbol of the Adler Schleifmittelwerke, which now belongs to the Friedrich Müller GmbH. I don't have any information so far, if - and when these both companies have joined together and how.

Thanks again Hatzicho for the background info.

Originally Posted by hatzicho

The hone was sold by the Schleifmittel AG (SAG). As a follow up company to Escher&Co they sold thuringian waterhones under different names. I have not come through this factum labelled hones, but it looks like a blue thuringian.
The interesting thing is that on the left side of the label, the shown eagle looks like the symbol of the Adler Schleifmittelwerke, which now belongs to the Friedrich Müller GmbH. I don't have any information so far, if - and when these both companies have joined together and how.

My theory is still that Friedrich Müller just wanted to use a comparable style which was used from SAG before.

Ive seen an Oilstone (Corum) last month which showed the "Eagle" and a Word Mark "SKG" named Schleifmittel KG. Both the SAG Logo and the SKG really look nearly the same....so is this just by instance ? I dont think so...

You see that especially the letters "S" and "G" exactly look the same...

Corum Oilstone was also used under SAG.

Originally Posted by doorsch

You see that especially the letters "S" and "G" exactly look the same...

Well, at least they look somewhat similar.

I sure enjoy reading the findings that Peter and Sebastian come up with, Vasilis too, you guys amaze me.

I bought exactly the same "razorhone"
NOS
@Hatzicho do you know something more today?
It's not Schwedenstein.