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This is the first I have seen of your post. The hone may have belonged to a barber but it does not appear to be a barber hone. That is, I don't think it is synthetic and the dimensions do not...

Given your username, are you located in or near Ames? If so, I might be able to help you with trying out a few hones. Let me know either here or by PM.

One thing you can try is Smith's Honing Oil. It is water soluble so is easily removed from the hone. I don't like it full strength on my Charnley. Instead, I put about equal amounts of both water...

I think this thread used to have something to do with hones.