Strop

Razor strop, Hancock, MA

Object ID:
1959.11150.1a,b
Community:
Massachusetts, Hancock
Makers
Saunders, G.
Description

Four-sided metallic tablet and razor strop. Thin leather has been glued to the sides of a square block of wood (?), about 1 1/8" x 1 1/8" x 8 3/8". Three sides of this leather sheath have been charged with abrasive grits of different sizes. The fourth side has another thin covering much smoother than the leather. A rosewood handle extends from one end. Strop is (a), and (b) is cardboard sheath.

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Shaker Museum Strop. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=7507. Accessed on November 7, 2024

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