For a long time I've been wondering what to call these light green sometimes blueish stones with a swirling speckles pattern. Are they Llyn Idwals, a type of Tam O'Shanters or something else? I've only seen one with a Douglas Oilstone label before at the forum.
These pictures come from a recently ended auction. It features a stone of this type but with a Grecian Hone label:
'Genuine Grecian Hones', 'sold wholesale by James Howarth & Sons'
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I found one reference to Grecian hones at the forum by A_S:
The stone in that thread is a different type of stone, harder but it also has a speckle pattern and flaking. I have two of these and one of the lighter ones. I also have a somewhat similar blueish stone.Quote:
...the Grecian stone is described as being similar in appearance, but superior in performance, to the Idwall stone.
Are all of these lightgreen stones Grecian Hones or is just a brandname from James Howarth & Sons. Do they come from the Llyn Idwal quarry?
Here's one of mine and one I had.
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