MECHANICAL PENCILS HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED SINCE THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY. THE FIRST MOST LIKELY MADE BY HAWKINS AND MORDEN. EARLY EXAMPLES BEING EXTREMELY DECORATIVE AND MADE USING PRECIOUS METALS AND SOME WITH SEMI PRECIOUS STONES.
EARLY SLIDE PENCILS ARE MUCH SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS
MOST FOUNTAIN PEN COMPANIES ISSUED MATCHING PENCILS FROM THE EARLY 1920’S AND SOME ARE MUCH RARER THAN THE PENS. A MAJOR EXAMPLE BEING WAHL EVERSHARP
THE MID TO LATE 20TH CENTURY WAS DOMINATED BY YARD O LED (HAVING WORKED WITH MORDEN AND BAKER FROM THE 1930’S EVENTUALLY ACQUIRING THE COMPANY IN THE 1950’S)
VINTAGE PENCILS ARE HIGHLY COLLECTABLE AND ARE STILL REASONABLY PRICED
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Early Victorian Slide Pencil by Addison. In Perfect condition. Measures 81 mm long closed and 103 mm extended.
c1855
£85
Early Victorian Goodyear Twist action Pencil in Black Hard Rubber with Gold fill Trim. In Mint condition. Measures 75 mm long closed and 96 mm extended.
c1855
£90
Stunning Early Victorian Solid Silver Slide Pencil in Hand engraved Floral Decoration with Beautiful Orange finial Stone . In Remarkable Near MINT Condition. Large Size Pencil Measuring 94 mm long closed and 123 mm extended.
c1860
£138
Stunning Early Victorian Solid Silver Slide Pencil in Hand engraved Decoration with Beautiful Purple finial Stone . In Perfect Condition. Measures 68 mm long closed and 90 mm extended.
c1860
£70
Victorian Solid Silver Slide Pencil in Parallel Line Pattern . In Near MINT Condition. Measures 82 mm long closed and 103 mm extended.
c1875
£88
Beautiful Victorian Solid Silver Drop Pencil with wonderful hand engraved Decoration. Fully hallmarked and dated 1887 with makers initials A.D Ltd. In Good condition. Measures 78 mm closed and 99 mm extended. Works Perfectly
c1887
Bone and Nickel Silver Pencil in Perfect condition. Measures 162 mm long . Works Perfectly
c1885
£78
Beautiful Victorian Solid Silver Telescopic Pencil with wonderful hand engraved Decoration. Fully hallmarked and dated 1886 with makers initials J.A Ltd. In Good condition. Measures 94 mm closed and 135 mm extended. Works Perfectly
c1886
£125
Beautiful Victorian Solid Silver Drop Pencil with wonderful hand engraved Decoration. Fully hallmarked and dated 1887 with makers initials A.D Ltd. In Good condition. Measures 78 mm closed and 99 mm extended. Works Perfectly
c1887
£118
Stunning Early Hicks Telescopic pencil in Highly Decorative Scroll design gold fill. In Perfect condition with no brassing or engraved names. Stamped “W.S. Hicks New York. Large Pencil – Measures 90 mm long closed and 160 mm long fully extended. Highly sought after and collectable Pencil. Works Perfectly. Takes 2.5 mm lead available here
c1890
£275
Hicks Twist Action Telescopic pencil in Fine Barley Pattern Gold Fill. Stamped “W.S. Hicks “. Perfect Condition. Measures 72 mm long closed and 95 mm long fully extended.
c1895
£105
Superb High Quality Sterling Silver Drop Pencil with Spiral Pattern. Fully Hallmarked and dated 1895. Makers Initials V&J In Perfect Condition. Works Perfectly. Measures 82 mm long closed and 105 mm long fully extended. . Takes 1.5 mm lead available here
c1895
£105
Mini Slide Pencil in Silver with Fine Barley Pattern. In Perfect condition. Works Perfectly. Measures 48 mm long closed and 66 mm long fully extended. . Takes 0.9 mm lead available here
c1895
£38
Mini Slide Pencil in Solid 9kt gold with Beautiful Yellow Stone Finial. In Perfect condition. Works Perfectly. Measures 48 mm long closed and 66 mm long fully extended. . Takes 0.9 mm lead available here
c1895
£118
Twist action Telescopic Pencil in Gold fill, fine barley pattern. In Good condition but with small ding on nozzle. Works Perfectly. Measures 72 mm long closed and 100 mm long fully extended. . Takes 1.5 mm lead available here
c1900
£78
Mini Twist action Telescopic Pencil in Gold fill, fine barley pattern. In Good condition. Works Perfectly. Measures 68 mm long closed and 88 mm long fully extended. . Takes 0.9 mm lead available here
c1900
£48
Beautiful Twist action Pencil in silver gillouche Purple enamel. In Good condition but with a small amount of enamel lost by the nozzle. rfectly. Measures 60 mm long
c1910
£68
RARE “The Compact Pencil” in Red Hard Rubber in a Nickel Silver case. Ink Pencil – Fully restored in Slide Action Case. Measures 75 mm Closed and 122 mm Fully Open Works Perfectly
c1910
Rare 2 colour French Silver and Hard Rubber Calendar Pencil in Good condition but with a couple of small dents on one Nozzle. Works Perfectly. Measures 130 mm long.
c1925
Solid Silver Pencil by Makers Initials G.S. It Perfect condition but with one small scuff mark on the top . Hallmarked and dated 1929. High Quality Full size pencil measuring 115 mm long.
c1929
Solid 9kt Gold “Bakers Point” by Edward Baker. In Perfect condition but with a few small indentions to the cap top. Fully hallmarked and dated 1929. Superb quality, heavy Pencil measuring 111 mm long capped.
c1929
£225
Bakers Point by Edward Baker . In Gold fill. In Perfect condition. Superb quality, heavy Pencil measuring 117 mm long capped.
c1930
£88
Beautiful rare, high quality, Fend 4 colour Pencil In Silver fill. In Perfect Near MINT Condition. Works Perfectly. Measures 136 mm long.
c1934
£118
Scarce Brevete 4 Colour Pencil in brass with enameled panels. In Good condition but with some chips to the enamel. Interesting early piece that works perfectly.
c1935
The “Four in Hand” 4 Colour Pencil in Nickel Silver. Perfect condition in original box with instructions
c1935
£48
Superb Norma Brevettato Colorgraph Multi colour Pencil in Art Deco Style Nickel Silver. In Perfect Condition. Works Perfectly. Measures 126 mm long.
c1939
£80
High Quality Pencil in Solid Sterling Silver Plain Hexagonal Design. In MINT Condition. Fully Hallmarked with Makers name of J.M Co Ltd and dated 1946. Measures 122 mm long.
c1946
£105
Superb Heavy, High Quality Pencil in Solid Sterling Silver with fine Barley Pattern. In MINT Condition. Fully Hallmarked with Makers name of W.M Ltd and dated 1947. Measures 125 mm long. High Quality Item
c1947
£120
Superb Quality Sterling Silver Pencil by William Manton with Fine Barley Pattern Centre Section. In Near Mint condition with 2 very small dings. Fully Hallmarked and dated 1950.
c1950
Stunning Continental Solid Silver Pencil with Beautiful Hand engraved Panels. In Absolute Mint condition . Measures 127 mm long. Superb quality pencil. Works Perfectly.
c1950
£128
Superb Edward Baker Mascot Solid Silver Pencil with fine Barley Pattern. In Near MINT Condition. Fully hallmarked and dated 1952. Engraved initials C.J.P.A. Heavy, High Quality Pencil. Measures 120 mm long.
c1952
£135
Full Size Solid Sterling Silver Advertising Pencil Probably by Mentmore. Stamped “Pharmaceutical Specialities (May & Baker) Ltd. In Absolute MINT Unused condition. Fully Hallmarked and dated 1957. Works Perfectly. Measures 121 mm long
c1957
Koh-I-Noor Marker Pencil. In MINT Condition. Takes 5.5 mm lead
c1958
£28
Full Size Solid Sterling Silver Pencil with fine barley pattern panels. Fully Hallmarked and dated 1960. Makers Initials W.H. In Perfect Near Mint condition. Measures 125 mm long
c1960
£95
Superb Quality Solid Silver fine Barley Pattern. In Perfect condition. Fully hallmarked and dated 1970. Measures 122 mm long.
c1970
Papermate Pencil in Satin Gold. IN MINT Condition.
c1975
£38
Wonderful Caran Dache Madison Clutch Pencil in Diamond Cut Gold fill . In MINT condition. Works Perfectly
c1980
£68