Ribbon strip and curl apparatus

A ribbon strip and curl apparatus, comprising,

• a handle member, the handle member mounting a first blade member,
• and
• the first blade member pivotally mounting a stripper blade to the first blade member, the first blade member including a serrated edge portion, with the first blade member including a stripper blade first side edge positioned above and spaced rearwardly of the serrated edge portion to capture and direct a ribbon web between the first blade member and the stripper blade member permitting projection of the ribbon web along the serrated edge portion for curling of the ribbon web, and
• the handle member includes a top wall spaced from a bottom wall, a first end wall spaced from a second end wall, and a first side wall spaced from a second side wall, and a blade receiving slot directed into the first side wall spaced from the second side wall, and the slot oriented parallel between the top wall and the bottom wall and orthogonally extending through the first end wall and the second end wall, and the first blade member including a shank plate, wherein the shank plate includes a rear edge spaced from a forward edge, and an axle fixedly and orthogonally mounted to a top surface of the shank between the rear edge and the forward edge, and predetermined length defined between the axle and the forward edge, and the shank including a first side edge spaced from a second side edge, wherein the serrated edge portion extends between the axle and the forward edge along the first side edge.