Thread: Ludwig van Beethoven’s Straight Razor and Honing Stone

Thanks for sharing, very interesting!

Thank you for sharing Peter. The exhibition website is excellent. Beethoven is my favourite composer.

Going to have listen to a bit of the old Ludwig Van while shaving my litso and gulliver with my Britva.

Great information. What do you think: did he use a Thuringian?

Originally Posted by Kees

Great information. What do you think: did he use a Thuringian?

Possibly,
I have a Thuringer stone that is on par with my Eschers that had the same view from the side before lapping than the one pictured; my Eschers looked different on the sides though. Possibly different era mining, cutting.

Originally Posted by Kees

Great information. What do you think: did he use a Thuringian?

Well of course I looked to the stone very careful. And it is surely slate. From the time frame that would also fit since the first quarry for Thuringian slate waterhones opend in 1808. And at the beginning the hones didn't had standard sizes.

Well they mention on their webside -in the description of the razor- that the stone is still stored in the museum safe – and that only one out of two is left. So there have been two stones and indeed the foto I shared doesn’t show one stone from both sides as I thought, but two stones from one side. So here is the other photo that shows the other side of both:


https://www.beethoven.de/sixcms/deta...okid/bi:i10051

Well maybe I should think about asking the people at the museum, if I can have a look at the stone personally. Maybe there is a possibility after Corona has gone. It is about one and a half our drive from my hometown though…….

Regards Peter

As always Peter, awesome to read your post...i really like the History behind it

Good show, Peter! The links were most enjoyable as well.

Great thread and Beethoven just had a birthday a few days ago.