Year: 1888

page_text: JOHN GEORGE INSHAW 52 Sutton Street Aston Birmingham Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A band of thin rolled steel I hend into the shape of a bow, and this 1 cover with
leather buff or any other suitable material as generally used for sharpening razors or
other instruments. One of these steel bands so covered I attach on each side of a
wooden holder similar in shape to an ordinary razor strop in the following manner.
I
rivot a small hinge on one end of the said band and thereby hinge it to the extreme
end of the said wooden holder. And at a distance of about half an inch from the
opposite end of the said band I cut a slot about half an inch long by one quarter of
an inch wide, this slot allows a screwed stud to pass through it, which stud passes
through the said wooden holder near to the handle and is provided with a binding
nut on each side for the purpose of holding the said elastic bands close to the wooden
holder when not in use for compactness, but when required to be used the said nuts are
unscrewed and then the steel bands resume their bow like form and their elasticity
thereby follows up the form of the edged instrument applied.

page_text: An Improved Metallic Elastic Razor Strop.
JOHN GEORGE INSHAW 52 Sutton Street Aston Birmingham Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
A band of thin rolled steel D) I bend into the shape of a bow, and this I cover with
leather buff or any other suitable material C, as generally used for sharpening razors or
other instruments. One of these steel bands D so covered I attach on each side of
a wooden bolder A similar in shape to an ordinary razor strop in the following
manner.
I rivot a small hinge E on one end of the said band D, and thereby hinge it to
the extreme end of the said wooden holder A, and at a distance of about half an
inch from the opposite end of the said band I cut a slot H about half an inch long by
one quarter of an inch wide. This slot allows a screwed stud G to pass through it
which stud passes through the said wooden holder A near to the handle and is provided
with a binding nut B on each side for the purpose of holding the said elastic bands
close to the wooden holder A when not in use "for compactness," but when required
to be used the said nuts B are unscrewed and then the steel bands D resume their bow
like form, and their elasticity thereby follows up the hollow ground form of the razor
or other instrument applied.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare what I claim is--
1. The adoption of elastic bands of the form herein described provided with an
hinge or joint at one end, and a slot at the other end.
2. The covering of the said elastic bands with leather buff or other suitable
material as herein described.
3. The method of holding the said elastic bands to wooden holder.
4. The adoption of a screwed stud and binding nuts, which adjust the form of
the said elastic bands to suit the shape of the razor or other edged instrument
applied.
Dated this 14th day of November 1888.