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Bruce · 07-14-2008, 03:25 PM

The Wm Marvy Co. is the last manufacturer of barber poles in the US and is still in business in St. Paul, MN. The company still sells some shaving stuff, but I don't believe it now sells either razors or strops. You could gently clamp the strop to a flat surface and rub something smooth and hard like a drinking glass or beer bottle on the surface, but if it already is smooth and you've treated it with neatsfoot oil (not compound) or some strop dressing, it's probably just fine the way it is.

I have a vintage Marvy Co. horsehide strop and it works just fine.

07-14-2008, 03:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bruce Status: Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: St. Paul, MN, USA Posts: 1,027 Thanks: 19 Thanked 50 Times in 46 Posts	The Wm Marvy Co. is the last manufacturer of barber poles in the US and is still in business in St. Paul, MN. The company still sells some shaving stuff, but I don't believe it now sells either razors or strops. You could gently clamp the strop to a flat surface and rub something smooth and hard like a drinking glass or beer bottle on the surface, but if it already is smooth and you've treated it with neatsfoot oil (not compound) or some strop dressing, it's probably just fine the way it is. I have a vintage Marvy Co. horsehide strop and it works just fine. __________________ Bruce Ah, well. Where subtlety fails us we must simply make do with cream pies.