Thread: Oak fanned English shell, Adrian, Michigan

Originally Posted by ejmolitor37

Just scored this strop while killing time at an antique shop. I believe a good cleaning will straighten this old gal right up

Hey Nice Strop If You Are Interested In The Stores History I Know 2 Guys That Collect Adrian Michigan History!!! I,ll See What They Have Too Say!!!!!!!Ty

Thanks Addison that would be super cool. Always love history.

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O.K Pm With What The Exact Righting On The Stropp !!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I,ll Do my Best To See What I Can Come Up With.. But One Of The Guys Is The Ex Mayor Of Adrian HE Buys All My Adrian Michigan History........ Little Irrelevant but Got Happy Typin!!!!!!!!! Ty

@ejmolitor37 - that's a cool find! Way to keep an eye out for shaving stuff, you never know when, where or what you may find. I bet that thing will clean up really nice, cool hardware on top too that should shine up nicely.

@sharptonn - nice pair of strops there, all you need is a little linen to go with 'em

Originally Posted by xiaotuzi

@ejmolitor37 - that's a cool find! Way to keep an eye out for shaving stuff, you never know when, where or what you may find. I bet that thing will clean up really nice, cool hardware on top too that should shine up nicely.

@sharptonn - nice pair of strops there, all you need is a little linen to go with 'em

So far its going well. Used a magic eraser from 3m and it looks way better. Going slow to 're hydrate the leather. The hardware is pitted bit cleaned up well. Pretty stoked!

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Yah nice vintage strop hardware is something to keep an eye out for, even if you come across a strop that is trashed you can it cheap just for the hardware. But in your case here everything is intact and so much the better. I'll stay tuned for the post clean up pics!

Really all I need now is conditioner I believe its as clean as its gonna get. Might buy saddle soap and try that. Trashed strop is a good idea ill keep my eye peeled. There was another in ok shape that was 2 pieces of leather no linen. Seemed odd to me.

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Thank you sharptonn, I did not know that. Like I said I used one of those magic eraser things and got no black only brown color. Actually no scrubbing just wet and wipe then wipe with dry paper towels. Maybe the "shell" is already gone?

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Some pics would help.
Heck! Push comes to shove, sometimes the backside is pretty darn good!


(I didn't just say that! )

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Some pics would help.
Heck! Push comes to shove, sometimes the backside is pretty darn good!


(I didn't just say that! )

Got some posted

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