Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use. A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, used to hone the sharpened edge of a razor; a strop. A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or...
In 1780 the razor maker Daniel Rigge advertised his ‘Travelling cases and leather pouches, which contain the whole apparatus for shaving’ as well as bottles and space for other items of personal grooming. As tourism expanded, so did the range and design of these types of travel ‘furniture...