Thread: NOS Martin J. Rubin New York 4601.

Talk about being in the right place at the right time, I was lucky enough to drop on this very rare in perfect condition, a NOS strop made by Martin J. Rubin of New York Americas oldest strop maker, a 4601 in Butt Horse Hide hand finished the surface looks amazing cannot wait to try a few razors on this strop.


I've already given a few razors a run out, interesting indeed, the linen is like nothing I've ever stropped on before, I was very sceptical and very surprised how stiff and hard the linen surface was, well after going 50 linen then 50 leather I checked the edge and to be perfectly honest it was where I expect all my razors to be with no loss of sharpness, the leather it's a sheer joy a real pleasure to use with great feedback, it's a heavier draw than the Kanayama 80000 but with better feedback.

Nice grab,Jamie.!

Fantastic score!
And in excellent condition too.
Enjoy!

wonderful find Jamie, it looks quite beautiful.

Jamie, very very nice, the linen visually looks very similar to Kanayama but is white

Originally Posted by Jnatcat

Jamie, very very nice, the linen visually looks very similar to Kanayama but is white

William, it's a much harder and stiffer surface than the Kanayama linen, there seems to be some sort of coating like a wax?

They used to use a compound for refreshing razors on a lot of strops, my NOS Red Imps linen also had a waxy type coating on it.

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

Talk about being in the right place at the right time, I was lucky enough to drop on this very rare in perfect condition, a NOS strop made by Martin J. Rubin of New York Americas oldest strop maker, a 4601 in Butt Horse Hide hand finished the surface looks amazing cannot wait to try a few razors on this strop.


I've already given a few razors a run out, interesting indeed, the linen is like nothing I've ever stropped on before, I was very sceptical and very surprised how stiff and hard the linen surface was, well after going 50 linen then 50 leather I checked the edge and to be perfectly honest it was where I expect all my razors to be with no loss of sharpness, the leather it's a sheer joy a real pleasure to use with great feedback, it's a heavier draw than the Kanayama 80000 but with better feedback.

Awesome!! beautiful strop timing is everything...

Superb rescue on the NOS strop, Jamie! I greatly admire the fine condition of your vintage piece as well as your frequent ability to be in the right place at the right time.

Well done, sir, and as always thank you for sharing your various AD loot by way of such fine photography!

Congratulations Jamie, it looks like a superb strop.