1890 Sampson Mordan & Co Sterling Silver Pencil Propelling Pencil Antique 1800s

Description: 1890 S Mordan & Co Sterling Silver Pencil, Silver Propelling Pencil, By Sampson Mordan and Co London, England I Love the Pencil itself still showing the Pencil with Red Showing it’s Sharpened by Hand as Shown! I can Imagine this Belonging to a Banker in the 1800s ! Good Overall Antique Condition See Photos & Enlarge they are the Description You Decide Engraving is Worn reads S Mordan & Co & has Sterling Silver markings very Worn hard to see I got the Providence date from a Marking Sterling Silver Pencil Case the Last Photo you can see the 5th Markings Displayed 1890. Propelling Pencil, By Sampson Mordan and Co, London, England 1800s ANTIQUE CONDITION WONDERFUL PATINA - MARKED STERLING SILVER. Markings are very worn hard to See I dated it by one of the Marks it’s No 5 in Last Photo 1890I DID NOT TRY TO MOVE THE PENCIL AFRAID I WOULD DO THE WRONG THING ITS SO PRECIOUS ! Ultra ultra RARE 🔴 ENLARGE ALL PHOTOS & STUDY CAREFULLY & READ EVERYTHING YOU DECIDE THEY ARE THE DESCRIPTION ! It’s IMPORTANT ! 🔴 A LITTLE HISTORY The hallmarks below are silver marks registered by Sampson Mordan himself and by S. Mordan and Co over a period of 83 years. They are in order of when the marks were registered. The marks below will normally be accompanied by three other marks, the lion passant which denotes Sterling silver, a date letter and also a city mark. The city marks on Mordan pieces are normally either for London or Chester, however there is the odd piece with a Sheffield city mark, but these are rarely seen. NUMBER 5 is on the Sterling Silver Case of this Pencil Left 1 Sampson Mordan 1823 2 Sampson Mordan and Gabriel Riddle 1824 3 S. Mordan & Co 1880 4 S. Mordan & Co 1890 5 S. Mordan & Co 1890 6 S. Mordan & Co Ltd 1899 7 S. Mordan & Co Ltd 1904 8 S. Mordan & Co Ltd 1906 Sampson Mordan 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 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 duplication from wax seal impressions.The partnership between Mordan and Riddle dissolved at the end of 1836. However, Mordan continued the business under the same name. He became very successful, building up a large repertoire of fancy, as well as functional, manufactured goods. Around 1842, he opened a dedicated retail premises at 50 Cheapside, London (which in 1854 was renumbered to 72 Cheapside).Mordan died in 1843. He left his business in the hands of his two sons, Sampson Mordan Jr and Augustus Mordan.By 1865, the Mordan’s manufactory was based at 41 City Road, London, and later expanded to include No. 43. At some point the two brothers were joined in partnership by Edmund George Johnson and Zachariah Watkins, but this partnership is documented to have been dissolved in 1879.Sampson Mordan Jr retired shortly afterwards, and died in 1881, leaving full control of the company to Augustus. Around this time, the partnership of S. Mordan & Co consisted of Augustus Mordan, Edmund George Johnson, Horace Stewart, Henry Lambert Symonds and James Pulley. In 1884, Augustus Mordan retired, leaving the partners to continue the business, still retaining its original name.In 1898, S. Mordan & Co became a limited company under the control of Symonds and Pulley, absorbing the gold and silversmith firm of Johnson, Sons & Edmonds. A year later, this partnership dissolved leaving Symonds as the director. The manufactory based at 41 & 43 City Road, London, was rebuilt in 1900, accompanying the opening of their showrooms at 9 & 11 Warwick Street, London.S. Mordan & Co Ltd finally stopped trading in 1941 when their manufactory was bombed during the Second World War.A LITTLE MORE HISTORYSampson Mordan was born in 1790. After some years of apprenticeshipLate 19th sterling silver propelling and other pencils Graphite was discovered and came into widespread use for writing following the discovery of a large deposit in Borrowdale, England in 1564. It made a darker line than lead, but was soft and brittle, and required a holder. The graphite sticks were firstly wrapped in string, but later the graphite was inserted into hollowed wooden sticks the pencil was resultant being similar to those in use today.Britain soon lost its monopoly on production of wooden pencils and they were mass-produced in Germany from the 15th century. In the mid 16th century a number of German pencil manucturers were established whose trade names are still in use today, including Faber-Castell, Steadtler and Lyra. In 1822, Sampson Mordan (1770 - 1843) with his partner, John Hawkins patented a "metal pencil with an internal mechanism for propelling the graphite 'lead' shaft forward during use", now known as the propelling pencil.* This meant that the casing could now be metal, most commonly gold or silver, which had appeal to the increasingly affluent middle and upper classes in Britain in the 19th century.*In Britain between 1820 and 1873, more than 160 patents were filed by the company for various mechanical pencil designs. The first spring-loaded mechanical pencil was patented in 1877 and a twist-feed mechanism was developed in 1895.Some mechanical pencils only hold the graphite in position against gravity, while others are able to feed the lead through the pencil, as it wears down.There are various mechanisms used to feed the lead through the pencil, including ratchet-based pencils in which the lead is advanced by a button on the end or the side; screw-based pencils in which the lead is advanced by twisting a screw, which moves a slider down the barrel and twist-based pencils in which the lead is advanced by twisting the head of the pencil.Mechanical pencils are still in demand today by architects, draughtsmen and artists. Antique Silver Sampson & Mordan propelling pencil.With fitted pencil present it was sharpened by hand An Elegant piece.Famous Makers mark & Hallmark rubbed. A really lovely quality piece. A wonderful opportunity to purchase something Antique in a wonderful condition. 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