Originally Posted by
randydance062449
It was called the American Hone Company located in Monrovia Iowa.
The lady who made the hones had a recipe book of the ingredients but the process was not written down. Tilly did buy out the inventory of hones and some of the linen but passed on the barrels of shellac. Supposedly the asking price for the recipes was $6,000.00. They also had the pressure molds there. The company is still operating but under a different name and not making hones anymore. Tilly used to have a website at redtrader99.com but that URL is not working anymore. Maybe she is still selling on Ebay?
American Hone CO
111 East Chariton
Moravia, IA
52571
Phone: (641) 724-3714
I have not heard of anyone performing an analysis of the composition of the classic barber hones.