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Then, of course, there's Mechi coming along in the 1850's, with his strops and his patented PECULIAR STEEL.

I should probably ad, regarding all these razors made for strop men, that it's simply...

His company was definitely active into at least the early 1830's, as this razor attests:

http://theshiveringbeggar.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/IMG_8058.jpg

I'd really like to get my hands on...