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Last night I picked up a smallish Escher off the bay for about $240; it's about 4.5 x 1.25 x .6 inches iirc. Looks to be very dark with a more modern label than I have previously seen on an escher.
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any thoughts? Hope it's genuine LOL
Looks like brand new!! Good steal!
I dont know if its genuine ive seen many escher and never with a label like this one. Hopefully somebody will ring in with a genuineQuote:
Originally Posted by episaacs
positive answer for you.
I was watching that one. Dont know much about them but do hope its real. Label just has me wondering.
I wondered if I was doing battle with a fellow SRP member for that in the last few minutes and your thread now answers my question. Hope it's the real deal and you enjoy it. Game on.:beer1:
I was watching that one to . Glad a fellow SRP member got it.
It was a real battle guys. I just about missed out LOL. I'll let you know how it hones when I get it. can't wait to try it out.
I can't believe anyone beside me was watching that. I forgot about it though. I have to bookmark to remember breakfast. Hope it turns out to be an outstanding find!!!
Howard
Interesting find...Jimmyhad or Sham may know more, especially Sham. I have several with different labels, and different sizes. I've never seen that one before. Let us know how it does.
I have two SRD German Water Hones combos. One is a little more greenish than the other. Both are stellar hones, SRD for the most part was top notch for razors and hones in it's day. I too was looking at that one, glad you got it.
I was watching that as well, I kept going back to look at the label. I thought it was very strange. Glad to know I'm not alone.
good catch brother...i gave up just about half way up that battle. figure i was just spending more then what i really needed it...let us know how turns out...if it had a tag and it fits the box...pretty sure its a quality hone..
like they say..if it quacks like a duck and it walks like a duck....
I can't say as to the label. I vaguely remember seeing one on the bay like that a couple of years ago but I just don't know. Good luck with it. Maybe Sham might know.
There was once an Escher in the classifieds in a similar box but without the SRD logo with a 4.5" x 1.2" x 0.5" stone and a 1.2" x 0.5" x 0,4" slurry stone. I might have seen the stone's label before as well. I'm sure there are plenty Escher labels which haven't been posted at SRP yet.
Can someone post the pics of the auction? That way when the link expires we still have the pics :)
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Here the pic from the auction!!
Interesting, most boxed stones fit the box. You can more easily catch Sham over at http://www.razorandstone.com - The Front Page . Would love to hear what he has to say. EIther way, I hope it is a good finisher...that's the important part.
I found some pics of the label this one reminded me of.
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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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldengaerde
As I once told a friend, and fellow stone collector, you know you have a problem when you can spell Hohenzollern correctly from memory. :rofl2:
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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. :thinking:
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.
Sweet. Congrats on a great find. Plus a fridour. What size?
Friodur measures 7/8. My first stainless razor.
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Now you're just rubbing it in. :) Congrats on both and enjoy them for many many years,
Congratulations, the label on the stone looked to be suspicious for a vintage stone.
MIke
That Friodur is slightly under 13/16 so not a 7/8, but it doesn't matter, it will be awesome :)Quote:
Originally Posted by episaacs
You're right; I re measured on a more exact ruler and it is 13/16
I want to use the escher, so I will need to seal the label. Should I use shellac or polyurethane? What's the best sealer for a label?
I don't seal labels. Don't spill any water :) Problem with sealing is that as soon as some water gets below the sealant you're in trouble.
On end labels, because they are so small, I use clear nail polish. On back labels, because they are so large, I use Krylon "Preserve It". It is a spray meant for archival documents. I don't know if it is the best thing but it is the best that I have found. It seems to protect the label from water damage while it isn't thick like polyurethane. So far I've had no problems with water seeping under the back labels. YMMV.
I have used nail polish on the back label with no problems.
