The Oldest Straight Razor Strop Company In The U.S.A ...
Sep 05, 2014 · Gents, I set out to find the oldest straight razor strop maker in the U.S.A and I am honored to, in part, write about them. It was no easy feat because Google was short on leads so I employed my Grad school research determination to dig through forums and blogs to discover the Illinois Razor Strop Company founded in 1907.…
Our Story Fromm International
Company headquarters covers more than seventy thousand square feet, quite a change from the early days in a dimly lighted warehouse where the air was filled with the smell of leather being cut, tanned, stained, waxed, softened and smoothed by hand to create razor strops.…
Illinois #127 Leather Razor Strop - sharpeningsupplies.com
Our most popular Illinois Leather Razor Strop. The Illinois #127 Razor Strop measures 2 1/2" wide and 23" long including hand grip, and has a sturdy clip for hanging. This strop has two sides, a leather side and a linen side. The linen side is for initial stropping and the leather side is for fine stropping.Brand: Fromm…
Illinois #206 Leather Razor Strop - Sharpening
This strop has the same high quality leather and linen as the other Illinois Leather Razor Strops and is great for sharpening straight razors. The #206 is similar in construction to the Illinois #127 Razor Strop and the Illinois #835 Razor Strop but is smaller than both, offering a more compact strop.Brand: Fromm…
Interview With Illinois Strop Company/Fromm International ...
Mar 31, 2016 · Good Morning Fellow Wet Shavers, At the end of last year I reached out to Fromm International (the parent company) with some questions about the history of the Illinois Strop Company. I mentioned the interview on the "Wet Shaving News Podcast" but never here. A couple of years ago I purchased a new Illinois……
Illinois Strop Badger & Blade
Jan 18, 2015 · Illinois razor Strop is a very old company, now owned by Fromm International. Fromm is a major beauty supply outfit selling anything and everything dealing with barber and beauty shops via a large network of dealers.…
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Illinois Razor Strop Co. 361 Hanging Razor Strop — Fendrihan
The 361 is a classic hanging leather strop, manufactured by the Illinois Razor Strop Co., Chicago. Two strops in one, the first is constructed of high-quality cowhide leather; the second has a finely woven linen surface. A removable brass-plated clamp and swivel joins …Brand: Illinois Strop Co…
Illinois Razor Strop #127 West Coast Shaving
Handcrafted by the oldest strop manufacturer in the USA. This top grain cowhide strop is perfect to keep your straight razor edge shave ready. Includes a second canvas strop and leather handles. The swivel plate is removable to replacement of canvas.Size: 2.5" x 23"Made in the USA4.4/5(7)…
Illinois Razor Strop Co. 827 Imperial Russia Leather Strop ...
The 827 is a hanging straight razor strop with stitched leather handles, manufactured by the Illinois Razor Strop Co., Chicago. Two strops in one, the first is constructed of high-quality leather; the second has a finely woven linen surface. Very fine, but thick leather, specially suited for razor stropping. It has mor3.7/5(12)…