Yard-O-Led
December 30, 2008
The first ever propelling pencil was invented and patented in England in 1822. Sampson Mordon developed this innovative writing instrument which carried 12 3inch leads inside the barrel – hence the name – Yard-O-Led.
The Family run company was officially established in the 1930′s and to this day remain England’s only manufacturer of handmade solid silver writing instruments.
The range is handcrafted in Yard-O-Led’s Birmingham workshop and is still influenced by original designs of the 19th and 20th centuries. Each instrument is hallmarked using turn of the century techniques, individually numbered and comes complete with a lifetime guarentee.
Yard-O-Led offers a variety of writing instruments, these include Solid Silver Fountain Pens, Ballpens, Rollerball Pens alongside the traditional Propelling Pencil. In addition there is a range of pens and pencils created from a combination of Resin and Silver or Lacquer and Silver.
Newly released instruments include Esprit, a range of solid silver pocket and fountain pens with a diamond shaped Pattern cut into the Coloured laquered barrel and the Sceptre range which comes embellished with a semi-precious gemstone.
The TLL Team