Remington Stone hone

The Remington Corporation and the knives that they built have influenced the U.S. cutlery industry more than nearly any other manufacturer. From the time America was settled, to the end of WWI, American knife companies struggled to compete with Britain and German imports, but events that occurred during and after the First World War led to a great change in this phenomenon. Unprecedented opportunities arose, and Remington stepped up to seize the moment. In the process, they created some of today's most prized collectables. In an ironic twist, the next World War played the greatest role in ending the company’s domination of the industry.
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Remington Stone hone

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I have not found a lot of documentation about this base. Thoughts were it was in the retail stores so customers could visit and sharpen theirs knives. I have seen pics of a light-weight example that had a thin steel plate the stone rested in, hollow below. Weighs in at 5.5lbs
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That is really cool!
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edge213 wrote:That is really cool!
HAHA...that is why I bought it. Had no idea of value but had the price in my discretionary fund about 10 years ago. All I knew is that I had never seen one before, or since, and was not leaving the antique store without it.
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that's awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!! ::tu::
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espn77 wrote:that's awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!! ::tu::
I saw your awesome display pics and didn't see one of these on the counter ::hmm:: . (Not that I would ever put it on a glass-topped display.)
If this was counterfeit I would think you would see a lot more examples?
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Thanks. I only have a small counter top sharpener. I really like yours.
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Schmooze check your PM
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This is very nice. The stone looks unused.
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New stone...
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schmoozer wrote:I have not found a lot of documentation about this base. Thoughts were it was in the retail stores so customers could visit and sharpen theirs knives.
Nice find! You're correct - these were called a counter hone, and were provided by knife manufacturers to their retailers. They typically sat on the sales counter where knives for sale were displayed, as a courtesy to customers. There's an extensive "sharpening stones" thread here on AAPK with examples of counter hones from several other brands, along with various other kinds of sharpening stones. I think there's another Remington stone there, different from yours. if I could get my copy/paste function working I'd post the link. ::dang::

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I re-posted the pics there.

Thank you for the info on that thread. Got a few more stones I will post there.
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