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    I'm a bit confused as to why you specified a vintage strop. It's already been pointed out that you take a big chance on buying any old strop - and I don't see that vintage necessarily means better quality.

    I do have quite a few older paddle strops that are travel size - these can be picked up pretty cheaply and are good for kamisori sized blades. I've bought these on the basis that if the existing leather is shot I still have the paddle itself that can be re-covered - and as Thaeris pointed out, you can get some old ones with ivory handles.
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    Or silver, I just recall having had a Mappin & Webb silver handled paddle for a time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Thaeris View Post
    Or silver, I just recall having had a Mappin & Webb silver handled paddle for a time.
    I also have a silver handles strop - it was hallmarked in my home city of Birmingham.

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    If you are "into" collecting vintage items then vintage is what you would be looking for.

    Mappin & Webb is my favorite brand. NOTHING they did was ever cheap and EVERYTHING they did was top quality. I would love to have a Mappin Webb silver paddle strop!
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    Quote Originally Posted by UKRob View Post
    I also have a silver handles strop - it was hallmarked in my home city of Birmingham.

    Wow! Amazing!!!
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    Some good names from European strop makers already came up. I would also add InJeNer, leder-tradition from Germany.
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    Just to come back to the Scrupleworks idea, he does restored strops. I have seen some wonderful pictures of some of his work with older loom and paddle strops. Maybe someone who owns one of his restores could chip in?
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    I'm starting to wonder if hanging strops was a relatively newer style whereas paddle strops were "pre-hanging" style. I see a lot of vintage paddle strops.
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    I think there were only paddle strop until mid XIX, then "retractable hanging strop" in the mid XIX and classical hanging strop in the late XIX / beginning of the XX (but it's only a guess).

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    Great, those retractable strops are completely new for me.

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