Thread: NOS Strop back barber hones and lithide De hone ?

If he had a box of them then that dramatically increases the likelihood that they are in fact NOS.

I did not see them for sale. I've been avoiding ebay.

Magpie I figured for what a hagard looking one cost I got 2 plus the de hones so im happy the de ones likely will not be used by me. Might play with one. May also keep one barber hone unused too.

She had a bunch for sale even a few larger size. She was here in iowa so shipping was crazy fast which was cool.

I was tempted to pick up one of the larger ones. But I held off. Which worked in my favor cause that neat little glass barber hone turned up a few weeks later.

Those were a pretty good deal though, not a bad price especially for NOS. Or even a used hone in that good of condition. I'm curious to know how they perform!

Well I have just done a few strokes on 1 of the hones and it seems to leave heavier stria maybe say close to 4K or so. This is literally after about 10 strokes though so not a fair assessment. Ill post more results maybe later tonight.

I would appreciate it if someone could provide me with a link to the seller. If it were 10 years ago and it was a woman selling barber hones from Iowa I would say it was Tilly.

I sent a pm with info from shipping box im not smart enough to do links with my phone.

Best I can do Utopian

These probably all were made in the American Hone Company in Moravia, Iowa. I was not certain of the Cushioned Strop Back Hones but the Lithides certainly were. Given that she had so many of them to sell and that she is located less than an hour away from Moravia, it's pretty likely that she obtained a stash from there.

I have 16 of these hones. I have given a few away over the years, but have managed to hold onto these. A couple of them are from different companies. I do know that on some of these strop back hones, the leather strop and a "felt-like" cushion is held together by a type of rubber cement adhesive. I have actually had NOS's that separated in my hands, just removing them from the box. I used rubber cement to place them back together.
Point; when they separate, there is hardly a trace of the original adhesive left on the back side of the hone. Most of the time the remaining residue can be rubbed off with your finger. Thus,, it's quite possible the hones you have were never used , but got separated from their leather/felt backing.