A Victorian novelty silver plumb-bob pencil

A Victorian novelty silver plumb-bob pencil,

retailed by Hamilton and Co of Calcutta, and with a design registration lozenge for 12 September 1873,

with a ring attachment, reeded decoration, length extended 8.5cm.

Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.

Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page69.