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OBJECT TYPE: HANGING/PROFESSIONAL
DATE: 1900–1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0191.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: SCORCHER 141
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: LEATHER AND CANVAS STROP; METAL FITTING PERMITS HANGING.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 67.0 cm
Width: 6.0 cm
Height: 1.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Toilet article
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: New Brunswick
Period: THIS TYPE OF STROP PROBABLY USED C. 1900-1940S, AND POSSIBLY LATER. THIS STROP MAY HAVE BEEN USED AFTER 1926
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF BARBERING EQUIPMENT ORIGINALLY OWNED AND USED BY THE DONOR'S FATHER MR. WILLIAM ROY SEAR IN HIS SHOP AT 27 BROAD ST., SUSSEX NB. MR SEAR GRADUATED FROM MOLER BARBER COLLEGE IN MONTREAL IN 1923, AND BEGAN BARBERING THE NEXT YEAR. HE TRAINED SEVERAL BARBERS, AND HIS BROTHER GEORGE NELSON SEAR ALSO A BARBER, OPERATED HIS OWN SHOP IN SUSSEX UNTIL 1991. ROY SEAR DIED IN 1973: HIS SHOP WAS CLOSED, AND HIS BARBER CHAIR (AND POSSIBLY OTHER EQ.) WAS TRANSFERRED TO GEORGE, WHO USED IT UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1991. (SEE SUPP. INFO. 1999.0186)
Function: USED TO SHARPEN BLADE ON SCISSORS, STRAIGHT RAZORS, SMALL KNIVES, ETC.
Technical: STROPS SUCH AS THIS ONE WERE USED FREQUENTLY BY BARBERS TO SHARPEN THEIR TOOLS. THE BLADE OF THE RAZOR, KNIFE, ETC. TO BE SHARPENED WAS DRAWN ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE WOVEN STRAP; THE SHELL HORSE SIDE WAS USED TO 'FINISH' (IE. REMOVE SMALL IMPERFECTIONS FROM) THE SHARPENED BLADE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "THE/ SCORCHER/ REGD/ No. 141/ MADE IN ENGLAND" printed in gold on one side of grip. symbol [globe surmounted by a bear ?] above text "THE SCORCHER" printed on one side of both grips. "FINISH", "GENUINE/ SHELL HORSE" & Globe symbol and text "MADE IN ENGLAND" also stamped into shell strap. "SHARPEN" stamped on top of canvas strap.
Missing: COMPLETE.
Finish: DARK BROWN-BLACK LEATHER; SILVER METAL SUSPENSION RING AND CLIP.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Strop, circa 1900–1930, Artifact no. 1999.0191, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1999.0191.001/

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