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Item 713
Sampson Mordan & Co solid STERLING SILVER Propelling DIP PEN / PENCIL
Stunning rare Victorian Mechanical pencil by sought after SAMPSON MORDAN.
An excellent quality solid " STERLING SILVER " mechanical dip pen with a simple practical smooth design. This is a good example in functional condition and made by highly respected silver and goldsmiths Sampson Mordan and Company of London. The only issue I can see is a tiny knick out of the nib holder but I mention this to be truly accurate. This is a rare version due to being oval in shape. Period nib attached and two spares, period lead and a tube of spares included. Who else offers this complete service !
Rarer version and a must to add to any pen or pencil collector as these are extremely hard to find.
This is a very nice example labeled S Mordan & Co marked Sterling silver, no hallmarks but I can accurately date it to c 1880
Item measures:
8cm or 3.5" inches long closed
10.5 cm open
10mm or .25" inch approx thick
Weighs 10.8 grams
This is as good as it get folks, one for the serious collector. This is the pinnacle of pens and Sampson Mordan.
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MARKS - HALLMARKS - HISTORY
Sampson Mordan (1770-1843), apprentice and assistant of the mechanic John Bramah, established his own business in 1815.
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. Mordan & Co. 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. Mordan & Co Ltd.
In 1933 the distribution rights on the propelling pencil business were given to L. G. Sloan Ltd, and in 1941, following the destruction of the factory by enemy bombing, the patents were sold to Edward Baker. 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. Ltd.