I bought this online nearly two weeks ago. It finally arrived today. It's a sterling silver retractable strop from the 1920s.
The original leather was as gone as it was possible to be. Cut--up, torn, crusty as a fried cookie and utterly unusable.
I pulled it apart, took out the old leather, cut a new strip using the old strop as a guide, and restored it...
The original leather was as gone as it was possible to be. Cut--up, torn, crusty as a fried cookie and utterly unusable.
I pulled it apart, took out the old leather, cut a new strip using the old strop as a guide, and restored it...