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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 3204414, member: 360"]Arrived in the mail today. Here's the "BEFORE" images.</p><p><br /></p><p>The hallmarks are for Birmingham, 1924. Makes it 96 years old.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen a lot of retractable razor-strops in my time, but I've NEVER seen one made of sterling silver. Up til now, they've always been some variety of silver-plate, so I imagine that this one must have at least some degree of rarity to it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Pulling apart the strop casing and putting in new leather...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]296306[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]296302[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]296303[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]296304[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]296305[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The original leather strop, and the pull-tab at the end...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]296307[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 3204414, member: 360"]Arrived in the mail today. Here's the "BEFORE" images. The hallmarks are for Birmingham, 1924. Makes it 96 years old. I have seen a lot of retractable razor-strops in my time, but I've NEVER seen one made of sterling silver. Up til now, they've always been some variety of silver-plate, so I imagine that this one must have at least some degree of rarity to it. Pulling apart the strop casing and putting in new leather... [ATTACH=full]296306[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]296302[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]296303[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]296304[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]296305[/ATTACH] The original leather strop, and the pull-tab at the end... [ATTACH=full]296307[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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