Thread: Is this a Thuri, Escher, or something else?

Originally Posted by randydance062449

"Vintage" simply means old, "Antique" means more than 100 years old. At least thats my understanding of the terms. I hope someone corrects this if I am mistaken.
BTW...The synthetic ( man made) hones date back to the 1800's for sure, maybe earlier.

I thought vintage was supposed to be at least 30 years old.

Originally Posted by Mijbil

I thought vintage was supposed to be at least 30 years old.

Back in the 1950s and early '60s the term was "used" and whatever it was would be sold more cheaply than a new one. Somewhere in the mid '60s it seemed to me that things became pre-owned or even worse yet ..... "vintage" or antique.

Heh. Well, yes, you have a point, Jimmy. Though you can have something that is old but not used - and you can have soemthing used but not old....(think a beat up cell phone, or paperback, bought last year - not "vintage" or "antique", or a NOS razor in flawless condition from 100 yrs ago...).

I have to agree with Jimmy's original assesment. It does look a lot like a Chinese 12k, and the dimensions are perfect....

It arrived today. It appears to be coarse carborumdum. The photo made it look greenish, but it was actually grey.