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Good point! It was regular USPS first class mail.

Shipping was not that bad--about $12. It's just that the box was not packed by someone who knew anything about hones. The box for the Arkie was not taped and as a result caused the damage in transit....

The old barber's estate hone lot came yesterday and I wanted to post pics of the haul:

Sadly, the translucent Arkie didn't survive the trip north from sunny Florida. Supposed it is still usable...

Wow, that's amazing, doorsch!! What fantastic luck. Bravo.

I don't suppose that I'll be that fortunate, but even if there's only one Droescher or similar vintage water hone in this lot, I'll be...

LOL. Fair enough!! But you can bet that if there is a unicorn in there I will most definitely post several close up pics here for posterity. :)

Will do as I'm sure there will be more questions. I'm just getting started in the SR journey and know precious little.

Thanks. Maybe I lucked out big time if there's a Thuri or dare I even say, an Escher, in there! Thought for the money it was a gamble worth taking.

I was the lucky high bidder on this auction of an old barber's drawer full of razor hones. While I can make out a Swaty and an Arkansas, I'm not sure about many of the others. Any opinions from the...