Marble strop

I saw something very peculiar today. It was a metal clamp with two marbles tensioned between it. There was a clipping below the item that said it was a strop, of all things. Apparently you'd run the blade between the two marbles. Anyone ever heard of or seen this?

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Originally Posted by mgraepel

I saw something very peculiar today. It was a metal clamp with two marbles tensioned between it. There was a clipping below the item that said it was a strop, of all things. Apparently you'd run the blade between the two marbles. Anyone ever heard of or seen this?

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It was a gimmic thing for sharpening dispposable safety razor blades .....

That would explain the disposable blade that was sandwiched between the marbles! Thanks, David.