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  1. 02-11-2024, 11:35 AM #1
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    Hi - bought this as it was advertised as a razor blade travel strop but not sure - the bit that pops out when you press the two sides together does look and feel like a strop. It wasn't expensive, I'm just curious.Name: DSCF5474.jpg Views: 61 Size: 24.0 KB
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    Any ideas?
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    Add some photos face on where the piece pops out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bouschie View Post
    Add some photos face on where the piece pops out.
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    I am stumped. Hopefully someone will come along with more knowledge.
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    I have never seen anything like that.
    The numbers on the side might be your only means of tracking it down.
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    The closest I can come up with is a match safe.
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    My guess would be that it's for safety razor blades, stored in the compartment and "stropped" on the rib at the top of the opening.
    Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend. PR 27:17
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    Name: Gilt Tin Cameo Figural Purse Match Safe.jpeg Views: 42 Size: 29.7 KB

    Your right, Tim. A match box from the time of Nazi Germany.

    I ran the DRP #s. Came up on Pinterest

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    The striker is the lip protruding on the left
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    Thank you - I wondered about matches but it's so tiny, I thought match safes were normally much bigger? Perhaps used by military so smaller for carrying? Wow that's brilliant! Cool piece of history
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