Improvements relating to Renovating Compounds for Strops or Equivalents for Sharpening Razors and other Instruments.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Aug., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 22nd May, 1891-Accepted, 27th June, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Renovating Compounds for Strops or
Equivalents for Sharpening Razors and other Instruments.
I, HENRY SYMMONS CROSSLAND 39 Northgate Blackburn in the County of
Lancaster Cutler do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
1st. The object is to facilitate the sharpening of razors and other instruments.
2nd. The novelty is that instead of making the said compounds into a cream or
paste as heretofore I use cake emery or any other renovating compound solidifyed
or hardened to such a state that when rubbed over the strop or equivalent easily
adheres to the strop without penetrating therein.
3rd. Its utility consists of being clean durable and easy to be applied as no
article is required to apply the renovating compound as heretofore for all renovating
creams or paste requires a spreading instrument but it is not so when the com-
pounds are solidifyed being hard can be applied by the hand without soiling the
fingers and not so liable to penetrate into the strop thereby giving a keener edge to
the razor or other instrument in much less time.
The following is a description how to apply the renovating cake, tablet or
equivalent.
The strop is well oiled as heretofore then take the cake, tablet or equivalent and
rub it over the whole surface of the strop or equivalent it is then ready for use but
pass the razor or other instrument lightly over the strop or other equivalent.
Now in conclusion I wish it to be understood that I do not bind myself to any
particular form shape or size of cake, tablet or equivalent neither do I confine
myself in this my Provisional Specification to any particular compound but should
I discover or invent any new or usefull compound I shall give full description and
quantitys in my Complete Specification.
Dated this 21st day of August. 1890.
HENRY SYMMONS CROSSLAND.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Renovating Compounds for Strops or
Equivalents for Sharpening Razors and other Instruments.
I, HENRY SYMMONS CROSSLAND Cutler 39 Northgate Blackburn in the County
of Lancaster do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
1st. The object is, to faciliate, the sharpening, of razors and other instruments,
or polishing the same.
2nd. The novelty is, to solidify, or harden, the compounds, to such a state, so as
to form into, cakes, or tablets, of any shape and size most suitable to effect, the
object herein stated, instead of a paste as heretofore.
3rd. Its utility, consists, in being clean, durable and easy to apply, as all pasty
compounds now used require something, to spread it on the strop or equivalent,
making the surface of the strop clammy, but it is the reverse, when the compounds,
are solidifyed, being hard, it can be applied, by the hand, without soiling, the
fingers, and gives a keen edge to the razor, or other instrument, in much less time.
Now in order to elucidate more fully the following is a description of the
ingredients, how compounded, solidified and applied.

page_text: 1st. The ingredients are for 1 lb. of mutton fat, a lb. of bees wax, powdered
emery or any other powder suitable for polishing or grinding purposes quantities
in proportion to the object to be polished or ground.
2nd. The wax and fat must be heated in the same manner as glue and the
powder should be heated before mixed with the fat and wax, also reheating greatly
reduces the quality if this was attended to in making emery cakes or balls used by
all practical cutlers it would greatly increace its quality.
3rd. The durability of strops, will be greatly increaced, if oiled occationaly,
before rubbing the tablet or equivalent, upon your strop.
Having now described the nature of this my invention, and in what manner
the same has to be performed I declare that what I claim is
1st. Applying renovating compounds to strops or equivalents in a solidifyed
state as herein described for the purpose of polishing or sharpening razors or other
instruments.
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