Thread: Catalogue of Hones Based on Area of Origin.

Miscellaneous/ Unknown UK Hones

Cambrock Silkstone
English hone, made for finishing razors and surgical instruments. Exact origins unknown.

Kilburn Whetstone
There are three Kilburns in the UK: one in Derbyshire, one in the Greater London Area and one in Yorkshire. Collectors I have spoken to have told me that they'd assumed this was just another type of scythestone coming from Derbyshire, due to the sizable industry in that county. However, the Kilburn Whetstone appears in an 1893 catalogue from Thomas Hazeon and Co. where it is listed separately to five types of scythestone.

Magic Razor Hone
Dark Blue Stone, originating in the UK, with a label that describes it as being an alternative to the Belgian Razor Hones.

Red Bay Oilstone
Red coloured stone. The one example I have seen was in a red box similiar to those used by the Water of Ayr & Tam O Shanter Honeworks Ltd. It was being sold as part of a large listing which included all the different types of Scottish hones, so it may come from that part of the world.

Salmens Hone
As well as operating the Melynllyn Yellow Lake Hone Quarry, and being the UK's largest importer of Turkey Stones, this company also retailed a dark-blue slate hone under their own name. The label depicts the Salmen's logo of a fish and an S inside an inverted red triangle, underneath this there is a picture of Britannia and script stating "Made in England".

Waraho Water Razor Hone
Dark, charcoal black coloured hone. Very similiar in feel to Thuringen stones. The box reads, "This Hone has been produced to meet the demand for an inexpensive yet effective Hone." Made in Great Britain, exact origin unknown.