Antique marked S Mordan 9 Ct Gold Stunning Propelling Pencil Rare model 8245

  
I have put together some of the finest writing implements ever made along with presentation box and period fitted leads. I have done all the work for you. No one else offers this level of service so grab them quickly as they are the finest items you will ever find. I have added a beautiful presentation gift box which means it will make a stunning present gift. All you need to do is add wrapping paper. A very rare Victorian novelty 2 draw extending 9 carat gold telescopic Propelling Pencil. The finial has a small piece of jade. I have had this tested as a minimum of 9 ct gold. By Sampson Mordan & Co, London, marked. You can clearly tell by looking for yourself that it is model 8245 which is one of the rarest models especially in gold. Marked at the tip M for Medium 1.1 mm lead.

Yes the beautiful presentation box and tube of extra fitted leads. This fine GOLD pencil dates to C 1890 Very rare. As pictured it has original fitted lead in and a period box of leads it is ready to go. The mechanisms are nice and tight which means it has hardly been used in all its 134 years. Please note that this item is not new and will show moderate signs of wear commensurate with age.

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The last of the pictures shows a very small amount of my 750 strong collection of SAMPSON MORDAN. MARKS - HALLMARKS - HISTORY.

The first patent for a "metal pencil with an internal mechanism for propelling the graphite'lead' shaft forward during use" was obtained in 1822 (his co-inventor was John Isaac Hawkins). In 1823 Mordan bought out the rights of Hawkins, entering his first mark as "smallworker" in London Assay Office on 9 June 1823 (SM oblong). In 1824 he entered in partnership with Gabriel Riddle, registering a new mark (SM. Gr) in London Assay Office.

The partnership with Riddle was dissolved in 1836 and he continued the business as S. Sampson Mordan died in 1843 and the business was taken over by his sons Sampson (Jr) and Augustus. They were later joined by Edmund George Johnson and Zachariah Watkins who retired in 1879. After the death of Sampson Mordan (Jr) his share of the business passed to his brother Augustus, joined as partner in 1890 by Harry Lambert Symonds.

In 1898 the company was converted to a limited liability company under the name of S. In 1933 the distribution rights on the propelling pencil business were given to L. The firm went into voluntary liquidation in 1952. Between the 1820s and 1870s the firm obtained more of 160 patents for various mechanical pencils.

The first spring-loaded mechanical pencil was patented in 1877 and a twist-feed mechanism was developed in 1895. In addition to pencils the firm had a large production line of small silver and gold items, most of them belonging to the type of "novelties" so popular at the end of the 19th/beginning of the 20th century.

They were supplied to many retailers, including Asprey & Sons and the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Sampson Mordan & Co was present at the 1851 London Great Exhibition and at the 1922 and 1929 British Industries.