Identifier: manualonbarberin01mole (find matches)
Title: The manual on barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, facial massage, electrolysis and chiropody as taught in the Moler system of colleges
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Moler, Arthur Bass, 1866- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Beauty culture. (from old catalog)
Publisher: New York, Chicago (etc.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ther strop everyday for two or three weeks. The labor requiredin preparing- this strop is worth more than the stropitself. Many old barbers possess strops worth from$5.00 to $25.00. A Russia leather improves with age_A pig- skin strop is of the same nature, and shouldbe broken in in the same way; it is most favored bysome barbers, and although not quite as durable, itis more easily prepared. These strops are never madein cheap qualities, there being- but two grades,medium and heavy. The horsehide strop is made of many differentqualities, and sells at different prices. The shell, orhorsetail, is probably the best of this class. It isalways smooth, never requires finishing or breakingin, and is of a thinner or lighter grade. This is themost durable of horsehide strops. The other quali-ties or cheaper g-rades are of a softer material, andusually draw or hang- to the razor in stropping-.This quality of strop usually requires more work toput a razor in condition, and they are less service-
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HIGH GKADE, IMPROVED SPRING.

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