timwcic
"Look what I found"
A boxed Escher Barbers Gem from B.T. Co. (Bösenberg Trinks & Co.) complete with rub stone. I think it a blue/green. Pictured with some varieties of the same flavor
Do you happen to know if it is a Thuringian? Its 30mm by 150mm. I grabbed it sight unseen off the bay as the price even if it was just a rock was too good too pass up.A time or two, they're fairly rare.
Thanks. I'm glade I grabbed it then, i have been wanting to try one for years and being in Australia haven't seen one around. I just happened to come across a stone for auction and thought I would search completed auctions and bingo. Contacted the seller who re-listed it for me.Yes, they're Thuris. The Star label is pretty rare. I vaguely remember someone telling me they were marketed in Greece/Turkey? Under that label.
Yes, they're Thuris. The Star label is pretty rare. I vaguely remember someone telling me they were marketed in Greece/Turkey? Under that label.
its actually a trademark from Apex Schleifmittel, they appear in the Apex Catalog from 1936
what is the exact size of it?Just scored this for a bargain. Anyone seen this before?
30mm by 150mmwhat is the exact size of it?
I've only seen a few in years of looking in Europe. They seem far more common in the USA than even Germany and Germany has other other slate producing areas. I have found a couple of wopper dark Thuris in Germany, but never a green, grey or yellow.Tim, is that esher as black as it looks?
Nice find, they seem much more abundant on your side!