Antique Travel Strop

Hi Guys,

I thought you would get a kick out of this hanging straight razor travel strop that I picked up over the weekend.

It comes in a leather case that is about 6 inches long by a little over an inch wide. The leather is soft and like mounted to thin cardboard. The strop itself folds in two to fit in the case. The strop has hardware to be hung from and there is about 12 inches of stropping length and an inch of width. There are actually two small strops here. One is a very nice leather and the other is a linen.

I suspect this could have been made from the 20's-50's but not sure.

It actually is pretty cool. I have not seen another, but they have to be out there.

Lynn

Now that's neat! Now you have a model to make new one's to. I've read a bunch of posts where some of us are frustrated about traveling w/ a strop. Guess we know what good is! The closest I've com to a traveling strop is a couple of hones with leather mounted on the back side in two different methods.

Thanks for posting.

Cool
I like seeing the old stuff like that..

I thought having a crease in the leather like that was not desirable in a strop, hence why strops aren't rolled tightly for shipping or travel?

*shrug*

The leather and linen are very supple yet strong. That crease is virtually not noticeable when you pull it taught. I wondered about that at first too.

Thanks,

Lynn

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Originally Posted by avatar1999

I thought having a crease in the leather like that was not desirable in a strop, hence why strops aren't rolled tightly for shipping or travel?

*shrug*

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That is cool. Where'd you find it? I have an old loom type strop that is supposed to be from the late 1800's in the original box with instructions. I'll have to post some pics...

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Originally Posted by Lynn

The leather and linen are very supple yet strong. That crease is virtually not noticeable when you pull it taught. I wondered about that at first too.

Thanks,

Lynn

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hmm, does the leather seem to be thinner than other strops you've used Lynn?

I like the way that strop looks. Makes me wanna make a travel strop like that :)

That looks like a cool item to add to your collection Lynn...and as another member pointed out...it could be something to copy and market.
Too fun! :D

Thanks,

Mac

Craftsmanship's very nice! Stitching's nicely done. I like the swivel snaps too. Definitely OG

How's feedback Lynn?

Thanks

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Originally Posted by zib

That is cool. Where'd you find it? I have an old loom type strop that is supposed to be from the late 1800's in the original box with instructions. I'll have to post some pics...

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Picked it up at the Shaving Collectibles get together last weekend from one of the dealers there.

Lynn

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Originally Posted by McWolf1969

That looks like a cool item to add to your collection Lynn...and as another member pointed out...it could be something to copy and market.
Too fun! :D

Thanks,

Mac

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We may have our leather guy look at us and let us know what might be available. The little leather case might be a problem though. We'll see.

Lynn

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Originally Posted by Lynn

We may have our leather guy look at us and let us know what might be available. The little leather case might be a problem though. We'll see.

Lynn

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That's an awesome find, Lynn! Wow! Looks to be in like-new condition, too!

Packaging is always the worst part; nice boxes require a lot more craftsmanship than people are willing to pay for, and even a cheap box in a custom size is expensive to have produced...

That said, I think even without the nice leather box this could be a great item. You could maybe even have them sold in a cloth or leather pouch... I know I'd want one...
:beer1:

Molded plastic would work well for the case. That's a way cool strop. It may be older than you think.

Lynn,

I know that this post was kind of old, but it reminded me of a strop that I saw over the weekend. It was marked as a Pearless or Peerless Auto Strop dated May of 1912. It had a roller system that you hung and the leather was almost folded in two. There was a place to stick your SR and then you would grasp each handle (on the ends of the leather) and pull one side and then the other. Kind of interesting. Not sure how well it worked.

I seached the internet for it, but came up empty. Just thought that I'd share that with you.

Take care.

Holy thread resurrection, Batman! O.O

Anyway, I found this thread trying to dig up info on an old travel grooming/shaving box I've acquired. Along with a few other things it has a wee baby strop that looks just like this one.
There's no hallmarks on any of the "silver"ware, the toothbrush or the glass bottle. The razor is a Joseph Allen & Sons NON-XLL, round point full hollow ground (un/barely used as far as I can tell but in need of some love on the hones) but I'm not sure it's an original part of the set.
Can anybody shed any light on this stuff?

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