Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2014.1.1 |
Object Name |
Strop |
Title |
F. H. Schwan Barber Shop Co. Leather Strop |
Description |
Brown leather strop with maker's mark indention in leather "F.H. Schwan Cutlery & Grinding Tacoma--WN." #298. At the top of the leather strap is stamped "Profeffional ___" (second word unreadable). The canvas strap under the leather has a manufacture's stamp at the bottom which is worn and unreadable. The two straps are attached with a silver handle with a ring at the top for hanging. There is also an attachment on the back for hanging. |
Year Range from |
1900 |
Year Range to |
1920 |
Dimensions |
W-2.5 L-25 inches |
Place of Origin |
unknown |
Collection |
Helen Fisher Collection |
Credit line |
Gift of Bob and Helen Fisher |
Provenance |
Purchased online by Bob and Helen Fisher, Eagle, ID, 2013; given to the Eagle Museum of History, 2014. |
Search Terms |
Shaving Equipment Barber shops |
Subjects |
Barbering Barbers Barbershops Leather industry Shaving Shaving equipment |