Year: 1886

page_text: I HENRY HESCOTE trading and known as Escott of 23 Cullum Street, City of
London, Hairdresser and Perfumer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The object of this invention, is to arrange a razor strop in such a manner within
a case provided with one or more springs that after the strop is pulled out of the
case and used for stropping a razor upon, it returns and encloses itself under the
action of the spring or springs, a small portion or a ring on its end alone being
exposed to enable it to be drawn out by hand.
The case is preferably of circular barrel form and the spring or springs are fitted
in the ends where they are connected to a spindle carrying the stropping leather,
canvas, or other material, the barrel of the case having a slit through which the
strop can protrude. The mouth or exterior of the slit is cushioned to relieve strain
when the strop returns, said mouth may be provided with guide rollers if desired.
The case has any suitable contrivance attached, by which it can be hung on to
a wall, or an article of furniture.
H. GARDNER,
Agent for the said Henry Hescote.
I, HENRY HESCOTE trading and known as Escott of 23 Cullum Street in the
City of London in the County of Middlesex, Hair dresser and perfumer do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED RAZOR STROP and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to an Improved Razor Strop, constructed and arranged in
such a manner within a cylindrical case provided with one or more springs, that

page_text: after the strop is pulled out of the case and used in the ordinary manner for the
purpose of stropping a razor it automatically returns and encloses itself, within the
case by the action of a spring or springs attached thereto, a small portion only of
the strop or a ring secured upon its outer end being exposed for the purpose of
enabling the strop to be drawn out by the hand when required.
And in order that my Invention may be the better understood I have hereunto
annexed the accompanying sheet of drawings upon which
Fig. 1 represents front view or elevation of the cylindrical case.
Fig. 2. being a transverse section through the same.
Fig. 3, is an end view showing arrangement of spring within the casing and,
Fig. 4. is a perspective view of my improved apparatus.
A being the cylindrical case.
B is the strop.
C the axle or spindle.
D the spring.
E staple secured upon cylindrical case A.
F draw-ring attached to outer end of strop B.
G aperture in case for passage of strop B.
The case A is preferably of a cylindrical form the spring or springs D being
arranged and secured within the same at either or both ends thereof, one end of
the spring or springs being attached to the spindle C upon which is fixed the
stropping leather or belt B the case A having a suitable aperture G for the passage
of the strop B.
The mouth or exterior face of this aperture may be furnished with a pad so as
to relieve the strain should the strop B be suddenly released. Suitable guide
rollers may also be arranged upon either side of the aperture when desired.
The cylindrical case A has a suitable contrivance attached, by which it may be
hung to a wall or in any desired position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. In a Razor Strop the combination of the Cylinder A, Spindle C,.and Spring D
substantially as described for the purpose set forth.
2. The construction and general arrangement of the parts shown and described
upon the accompanying Sheet of Drawings.
Dated this 28th day of May 1886.
112AAM