Lot 353:
A Collection of Vintage Sharpening Stones and Razor Hones Including Carborundum and Case Examples
Description
This assortment of mid-20th-century sharpening tools features various hones and stones, many in their original retail packaging. The group includes two boxes from The Carborundum Company of Niagara Falls, New York. One large rectangular orange and brown box is marked CARBORUNDUM BRAND Sharpening Stone and specifies the abrasive material as SILICON CARBIDE. A circular logo on this box depicts a Native American chief in a headdress surrounded by the text HARDEST AND SHARPEST and REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. A smaller orange box is labeled CARBORUNDUM 118S RAZOR HONE. The interior of this box contains a stone wrapped in paper printed with a repeating CARBORUNDUM SHARPENING STONE pattern.The collection also includes a red rectangular box featuring a repeating white and black oval pattern with the text CASE XX BRADFORD, PA. Cutlery. This box contains a dark grey rectangular abrasive stone. A blue and orange box from Coastal Abrasive & Tool Co., Inc. of Trumbull, Conn. is marked 4 TWO GRIT SHARPENING STONE VITRIFIED ALUMINUM OXIDE and shows the item number 4695. The final item is a loose rectangular grey stone with a black stamped mark on one face reading MADE IN TAIWAN. One box retains a red price sticker from True Value reading 3.50 3.68. The Carborundum boxes feature printed instructional text, including a section titled DIRECTIONS FOR USE.The largest box measures 8 inches in length.The Carborundum 118S hone box is marked 4 x 2 x 3/4 inches.The Coastal sharpening stone box is marked 4 inches.
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