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08-19-2011, 11:33 PM #1Modine
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The BLACK Escher
Pictured below is what I believe to be the Black Escher. The label on the back is beyond being legible. It is consistent with the glue and style of Escher labels even extending past the edge of the stone and curling up on the end. This is not a dark blue Escher. I have one. The slurry is indicative of the Thuringia Escher stones.
The scratch pattern is the same as the Yellow Green Escher pictured side by side. The size is the same. It came from Germany. This stone is harder than the Yellow Green Escher pictured. More important is the final finish it puts on a str8 razor. It is similar to a Barbers Delight maybe slightly finer. Regardless, this is an extremely fine final finisher that I am happy to own. Enjoy and Have fun.
MIke
with label remnant...
Side by side w/ YG Escher
w/ slurry
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08-19-2011, 11:36 PM #2Senior Member
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Mike, I had a big Hohenzollern that was that color. I don't have any photos and I sold the stone a year or so ago but it was way darker than a dark blue and turned black when you put the water to it. So quite likely Escher made some too.
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08-19-2011, 11:39 PM #3Modine
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Dang, that was quick, the slurry is what gave it away for me. I wish the label was intact but I would rather the stone gave the performance... It does that.
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08-20-2011, 04:53 AM #4Senior Member
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Originally Posted by MODINE
If it had a perfect label and came in a pristine original box would you dare to use it?
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08-20-2011, 04:56 AM #5Know thyself
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I could be wrong, but I think that's just dark blue. I have one that looks just like it.
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08-20-2011, 04:37 PM #6Senior Member
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Have to confess, that's what i thought too. Puts a lovely finish on an edge. Originally Posted by holli4pirating
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08-20-2011, 04:46 PM #7what Dad calls me
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Nice stone Mike!
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08-20-2011, 06:00 PM #8Master of insanity
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Nice stone. If its a dark blue, its double dark.
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08-20-2011, 06:27 PM #9Senior Member
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Nice looking stone. It appears to be a pretty good sized one too. Am I correct in the size assumption?
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08-20-2011, 09:10 PM #10I Bleed Slurry
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The old hohenzollern stones came very dark and blackish, the labels were off yellow, like old paper, like this stone.
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