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Metadata
Object Name |
Strop |
Catalog Number |
2017.070.0066 |
Description |
This is a strop for sharpening a straight razor. A long piece of brown leather is attached to a long piece of tan-colored canvas material by a metal plate and screw. The leather is red and has a diamond-shaped pattern on the underside where it rests against the canvas. There is a hook connected to the metal plate, and a black shoelace string is tied to the hook. The leather and canvas are both stamped with manufacturing information. The outside of the leather piece has a seal placed directly below the metal plate, and there are words stamped above two holes that are near the bottom edge. |
Subjects |
Barbershops Leather industry Leathercraft Shaving Shaving equipment |