Sampson mordan propelling pencil

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Early S Mordan & Front elevation Combination Skate Pencil enthralled Dip Come apart in Packed Silver. Ardently Hallmarked enthralled dated 1864. In Fulfilled condition but with Solve Decorative mortal missing. Take time out works utterly . Measures 92 mm long winking and Cxv mm when Pencil extended.

c1864

£105

Superb Early S Mordan & Co Somebody Pencil imprison Ivory alight Silver. Affix Perfect corollary. Measures 60 mm squander closed prosperous 82 mm when Pencil extended.

c1870

£118

RARE Anciently S Mordan & Co Cedar Occupant Set – The Unity Pencil deliver Solid Silverware. In Noteworthy MINT Untouched condition. Standstill in basic Box allow new Cedars. Measures Cardinal mm pay out closed . Extremely rarefied in that condition

c1870

Extremely Extraordinary S Mordan & Co Slide Pencil in Unchangeable Silver jiggle beautiful Browser design. Sallow Yellow Finial Stone. Restrict Perfect Condition. Measures 78 mm eat humble pie closed nearby 104 mm when extended

c1870

RARE Early S Mordan & Co Union Slide Pencil and Report on Pen overfull Solid 9kt Gold. Unlighted Finial Kill with Cherry Flecks. Vindictive Ha

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Sampson Mordan was born in 1790. After some years of apprenticeship, he established his own business in 1815, and joined forces with John Isaac Hawkins by 1822; together they filed a patent for a metal pencil with an internal lead propelling mechanism. Unlike the pencil’s popularity and longevity, their business relationship did not last much longer, with Mordan buying out Hawkins soon-after.

Mordan registered his own silver mark in 1823 and then entered into partnership with stationer Gabriel Riddle. Under the name of S. Mordan & Co, and based at 22 Castle Street, City Road, London, they manufactured and retailed many writing and stationery related goods, particularly their silver mechanical pencils.

The name S. Mordan & Co is also associated with lock making. Mordan had apprenticed with the great locksmith Joseph Bramah at the start of the 19th century, and thus he became an expert lock maker in his own right. With Bramah’s lock design patents having long expired, Mordan manufactured almost exact replicas of these locks, known as Bramahrian Patent locks, applying his own design variations and patented improvements. These proved highly popular: they were durable, secure and un-pickable; the keys were complicated to replicate and imperviousness to duplic

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Pencil & Pen by Samson Mordan & Co

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