Gold and Gunmetal Carpenter s Pencil, circa 1900

A lovely Victorian Niello locket with a pleasing graphic design on its face and back in black enamel and silver. This most unusual locket would look wond...

Our 18K late Victorian buckle ring is hallmarked Chester (for the Chester guild in England) for the year 1910. This means we can identify the ring is being made in exactly that year....

This victorian pendant is a pencil and has the original lead inside still. It has a foiled crystal end as you can see in the images. Pencil length: 5cm Weight: 1.9g

This Victorian mechanical pencil and dip pen is crafted in 9k yellow gold made by Sampson Mordan. It features an engine-turned outer barrel with a large jump-ring attached to allow it to be worn as a charm or pendant. Telescopic propelling pencil and dip pen are within. Stamped and makers mark of S.Mordan + Co. Metal: 9k yellow gold - XRF tested Weight: 18.40 grams Measurements: Total length 7cm, case length 5.5cm, extended length 13.5cm Era: Victorian Circa 1830-40s Sampson Mordan who was born in 1790 and died in 1843, was a silversmith and a co-inventor of the first patented mechanical pencil. In 1822, Mordan and his co-inventor John Isaac Hawkins filed the first patent in Great Britain for a metal pencil with an internal mechanism for propelling the graphite “lead” shaft forward during use, as an improvement on the less complex lead holders. Mordan bought out Hawkins and entered into a business partnership with Gabriel Riddle, an established stationer. From 1823 to 1837, they manufactured and sold silver and gold mechanical pencils...