Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 29th April 2015
Lot 251
A George IV silver pencil
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £200
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Description
A George IV silver pencil,
by Mordan and Co, also stamped Patent, circa 1823/24,
cylindrical form, slide action movement, length 9cm, length open approx. 12cm.
Mordan and Co were the first manufacturers of propelling pencils, and this pencil dates from the first two years of production, as the marking MORDAN AND CO, PATENT was only used in this period.