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Sampson Mordan & Co solid silver Propelling pencil. mark “ S Mordan’”
A rare engine turned engraved version of model 808
I would date this pencil to C1860
Another museum quality item.
Stunning rare Victorian Mechanical pencil by sought after SAMPSON MORDAN.
An excellent quality SOLID SILVER mechanical pencil with engine turned engraving foliate scroll design. This is a PERFECT example in functional condition and made by highly respected silver and goldsmiths Sampson Mordan and Company of London. This is a rarer form due to it having a beautiful waffle final wax seal and the design combined with the rare mar S Mordan’s. The propelling pencil is in great condition and has period M for Medium Hardness lead and some period spares in a period metal tube. There is a hidden three pot lead store in the end terminal which Has a Beautiful Waffle wax seal. . It even has a flower shaped slider which is another rare addition.
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
It is very hard to find these early pencils in such good condition. A great addition to any collection which is the panicle of its type.
Item measures
8.5 cm or 3.2" inches long closed
10.4 cm open
7mm or .25" inch approx thick
Weighs 8.9 grams
This is as good as it get folks, one for the serious collector. This is the pinnacle of pencils 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.