ever propelling pencil. One of his lifelong employees, who features later in the company’s history was Frank Tufnell.

1934 : Ludwig Brenner moved to England from Germany shortly before the First world war. He specialised in fine jewellery and in 1934 founded the Yard-o-Led company, patenting a new version of the propelling pencil that was able to hold 12 three inch leads , thus the name..(a yard of led)

1941: During the London Blitz the premises of both Sampson Mordan and yard-O-led was destroyed, along with the records and archives of both companies.