A very scarce Victorian novelty silver, ivory and antler Propelling Pencil by Sampson Mordan & Co, made in the form of a pipe with pin slide mechanism ejecting the pencil through the hollow of the pipe stem, attached suspension ring. 
The box which comes with it is an antique generic jewellery one, please refer to the pictures.
 
WEIGHT : 4.60gr
MEASURES: length (closed): 60mm;  length (open): 72mm
ESTIMATED AGE: circa 1880
GENERAL CONDITION: very good+ general condition, please refer to the pictures.
 
Mordan’s shrewd business sense and deep-rooted dedication to his philosophy – ‘make something of quality and people will buy it’ – that drove him to create hundreds of superb examples of these slide/propelling pencils. Such was the workmanship, the pencils became one of the most fashionable accessories of the 19th century, cementing Mordan’s legacy.
Mordan’s company created pencils in every form imaginable, from animals to Egyptian artefacts, sporting accessories and even human figures. As one might expect, it is these whimsical forms that are among the most collectable today.
‘The most expensive Mordan pencils are the novelty or figural examples produced in the latter part of the 19th century,’ says David Buck of Steppes Hill Farm Antiques. ‘Mordan described them as “fancy pencils”. They’re usually of good quality cast construction and the prices for rare individual examples have exceeded £3,000.’