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    Quote Originally Posted by JimmyHAD View Post
    I've got two long and one short. All the 3 lines of text. They seem to be identical to me but it is hard to be unequivocally sure.
    According to Swaty, the short hone (5-1/8x2) is "for private use," the long hone (8x2) is "for barbers' use." (Sears, Roebuck & Co Catalog, 1912)

    (EDIT: The hone illustrated in the catalog is the "Franz Swaty / Marburg Austria" two line hone.)

    Christopher
    Last edited by CJBianco; 04-17-2011 at 06:51 PM.

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