Antique Propelling Pencil ‘Forget Me Not’ With ‘Stanhope’ Circa 1910 Earthy and subtle in colour

Earthy and subtle in colour this large oval faceted Citrine is simply charming

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a metallic pearly grey in colour

Antique Propelling Pencil ‘Forget Me Not’ With ‘Stanhope’ Circa 1910 Earthy and subtle in colourDating to the early 20th century this quite remarkable propelling pencil (we have another available) is not only completely functional as a large propelling pencil but it also features a Stanhope depicting scenes from Llanwrtyd Wells Britains smallest town which is on the edge of the Cambrian Mountains in Mid Wales. Stanhopes or Stanho scopes are optical devices that enable the viewing of microphotographs without using a microscope. They were invented