Thread: Tripoli Barber supply of Philadelphia

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

Richard, I noticed the stamp on the Tripoli strop looks very much like the stamp on the Melchior strop I got from you. Both were out of Philadelphia, also.

I noticed that also. I found a few Melchior steps locally. The Tripoli is the only one I found.
~Richard

As to the stamps, I remember an ebay seller had a pile of strop and other leather stamps for sale a long while back from the workshop of Charles A Koenig of San Francisco.
Most of the pics are gone, but some info is still there. Historic Embossing Dies Barber Shop Druggist Hardware Circa 1910 1925 Hot Stamps

That was quite a nice collection of stamps, the price however was crazy. And no bids, hmmmm. It does sort of point to common sources for many products, like strops. Interesting stuff.