Sampson Mordan Invention and Patents

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Patent No. 4742 Pencil Holders Port Crayons and Pen Nibs

Patent No. 4742 is remembered for the Sampson Mordan propelling pencil, but its 1822 specification also covered port crayons, replaceable writing points and ambitious methods for longer-wearing pen nibs.

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What Did Sampson Mordan Make? Pencils, Locks, Silver and Jewellery Today