Click Here to Continue Viewing Current Query Results or Home to Start a New Query. Description: Auto Strop, first model, early, spring-loaded push slide to release blade, silver plated, course knurl, no serial number, Robert Waits A1 - 1906 to c.1914 Manufacturer: Auto Strop Safety Razor Co., 345 Fifth Ave., New York; Auto Strop Safety Razor Co., Ltd., 14 St. Helen St., Montreal, Canada and 61 New Oxford St., London, England Type: Auto Strop Country: USA Patent: US - 759262(5/10/1904), 764574(7/12/1904); patent information is on bottom of blade holder next to the handle Comment: There are two versions. One is marked "Auto Strop" in script on the blade holder and the other is marked "Auto Strop Safety Razor". The early model is knurled to within 3 cm of end of handle. Source: twillard Editors: