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    i'm posting this thread to see if any of our other members have any stone's with some history behind them . first up a carborundum 102 stones box is dated 12-2-18 this stone was in ww1
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    What a lovely thing. Can't make out too much of it on the photo, what does it say exactly?

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    Wish I had a stones with some known history, nice idea.

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    Nice having a hone with the original packaging and the writing. My hones all tell the same story ..... "Give me your money !"
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    Quote Originally Posted by AlanII View Post
    What a lovely thing. Can't make out too much of it on the photo, what does it say exactly?
    looks to say gaur morgan 71st co 18th battalion 9th infantry cant read the rest

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    second stone a belgian combo coti with its original receipt from 1859 the stone sold for .72 cents probably a week or two wages back in those times.
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    Great idea, I have a lot of barber's hones in my house. I am going to see after work tonight if there is anything like this that I missed.

    Cool thread.

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    I have a Coticule that was used in the barbershop inside the hotel Sinton in Cincinnati. I believe the hotel was built in the early 1900's and was at the time the largest building west of the Appalachians... It was designed to be pure luxury, (think titanic without stowage class). It's a pretty good Coticule besides it somewhat smaller dimensions about 7x1 3/4 better then the other two "new" coticules that I have.

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    i think i remember that coti it has a cap on one end right ?

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    Love the original receipt, that is too cool! That is one old stone (well, I guess the natural ones are ALL very old!).

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