| Reference Number | MIMM/2009-1/20 |
| Title | Wood and Stone Strop |
| Date | 1900-1949 |
| Description | The strop consists of a stone framed in a of piece of wood with handle. The wooden frame presents some damages, as well as the two corners of the stone towards the handle. The stone slopes from the handle to the bottom.
Strops like this were used to sharpen razors and other medical instruments. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 300mm x 65mm x 4mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Strop |
| Term | Scalpels |
| Equipment and Supplies, Hospital |