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Hohenzollern vintage hone
I picked this up at an antique shop. I thought my HAD was in check, then this shows up. No slurry stone (bummer), but I believe this is a vintage Thuringian polishing stone. The underside of the stone has two similarities to vintage Eschers: 1) the underside is left in it's original uncut or rough cut state. 2) The roughest angled corner shows remnants of a paper label affixed to the stone itself.
I see the Hohenzollerns were/are of royal German descent. Did they sell the marketing rights of their name to a hone manufacturer?:shrug: I lapped it on my Shapton GDLP to .5 microns flat. A very smooth stone. I look forward to trying it out.
It's 1/16th" shy of 5" long, 3/4" thick and 2" wide.
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Chris L