MORDAN, not Morgan ... and Rich is likely right, German silver, not silver

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From: "Bob Skiles" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:46 AM
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Subject: Re: Unknown Artifact

> Oops, I may have "missed the boat" on this, it's a mechanical pencil 
> alright, but probably not of American manufacture, but a British import. 
> Thus, likely to be on the early end of the sequence rather than late. It 
> appears to be silver and similar to those manufactured by Sampson Morgan & 
> Co.
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> There is an image of an early Sampson Morgan pencil on this page:
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> http://markhillcollects.blogspot.com/2009/04/sampson-mordan-pencils.html
>
> Bob Skiles
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> From: "Mark Branstner" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:33 AM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Unknown Artifact
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>> Hi Guys,
>>
>> Paula Porubcan passed on this artifact for an ID, if possible ...
>>
>> Recovered from pre-Civil War Illinois farmstead context ... Any 
>> suggestions or references would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> http://yfrog.com/j6unknownobjectj
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>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mark
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>> Mark C. Branstner, RPA
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