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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: Kimmienemo on September 22, 2012, 04:04:38 PM
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I found my grandfather's old collection of straight razors. He was the only barber in a small, Canadian town. I love all the razors - 5 of which are still in the great old boxes. However, in this collection, I found this strange piece of wood which held a curved piece of glass. The only thing I can think of (and I tried to find out on the internet) is that perhaps it was for putting a finishing edge on the blades, maybe by using a paste?
What do you guys think?
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This is a Glass Strop...it was used for sharpening single edged early safety razors....long before the gillette throw away blade came along....
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Did they use some type of paste with it, or just the glass itself?
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Yes with both the glass strop and the leather one a honing paste would be applied..this was made of diamond dust and aluminium oxide....
http://www.fendrihan.com/thiers-issard-razor-sharpening-paste-p-712.html
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Thanks, Bigwull. You are a font of knowledge!
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Thanks, Bigwull. You are a font of knowledge!
The only Font,s I know is the one where the bloody minister tried to drown me when i was baptised...and the other is where beer comes from.... :D...perhaps you were thinking of "fountain" ;D ;D
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I think there may be a "translation" problem ;D. When I looked up font of all knowledge vs fount of all knowledge - it seems that the variation may be and American-English, English (King's English) issue. In any case. . . your wealth of knowledge is greatly appreciated and always welcomed!
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I think there may be a "translation" problem ;D. When I looked up font of all knowledge vs fount of all knowledge - it seems that the variation may be and American-English, English (King's English) issue. In any case. . . your wealth of knowledge is greatly appreciated and always welcomed!
that makes a change....Avril keeps telling me..i,m just a mine of useless information.... ;D ;D