Thread: *bay escher

Originally Posted by Oldengaerde

I have genuine examples of both box and label (a later design, reminiscent of the Hohenzollern castle logo). Someone forging a label would choose one of the more common designs. What I do not believe however, is that box and stone originally belonged together. These boxes invariably fit their hones snugly (or only with some room to spare in length, to accomodate a rubber) and I know of no other example of this box with a labelled hone.



edit: Piet beat me to the Hohenzollern resemblance.

Very true that if someone were forging a label they would use the better known two that we are all familiar with. I had a couple of those Hohenzollern stones and maybe that is why the label on this stone looked familiar to me.

As I once told a friend, and fellow stone collector, you know you have a problem when you can spell Hohenzollern correctly from memory.

Here the pic of the box from the auction

Check out this thread look like Jimbo got one as well!!
http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...er-labels.html

That SRD (Drosescher) box means it is the real thing. They were a big supplier back then. Pure speculation but I am thinking that stone must have been made, based on the scarce label, at the tail end of JG Escher & Sohn's existence. Could be wrong though, I was wrong once before.

that second label is it exactly

Ohhhhhhh, the Escher sharks are swimming in my head!
Mike

I have a Hohenzollern with a similar label with a castle. It is probably even finer than Y/G Escher.

the little escher arrived today and the quality of the grey green stone is obvious. It has never been beveled on the edges and appears unused. I'm as convinced as I can be that it is genuine. I will try it out on a new Friodur I got off the bay (for $90) this weekend. My ebay finds are going well this month! the friodur appears unused as well, with a factory bevel and no hone wear, a real beauty from a japanese dealer. Add that to the nice cold steel tai pan and mini tanto I got and it's quite a haul, though I've spent too much LOL.