A Victorian novelty silver plumb-bob pencil

A Victorian novelty silver plumb-bob pencil,

by Walter Thornhill, also marked no. 1316, and with a design registration lozenge for 12 September 1873,

with a ring attachment, reeded and chased foliate decoration, length extended 7.8cm.

Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.

Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 69.