Civil War Mother of Pearl Pen in Original Case / SOLD

Civil War Mother of Pearl Pen in Original Case - Inventory Number: CAM 567 / SOLD

Constructed of mother of pearl and gold 

This pen comes in its original case and both swivel brass clasps are remaining, usually broken off. They go great in a display of a soldier’s personal effects, especially alongside a period letter. Manufacture mark on nib of Wm. Hicks.  William S. Hicks was born in 1818 in New York and, after an apprenticeship as a pen and pencil maker, set up the 'Hicks, Larcombe and Mitchell' pen company.  His colleagues, R.J. Larcombe and Henry Mitchell soon left the enterprise, and it was renamed 'W. S. Hicks' in 1848. Premises were set up in London and Paris in 1863. 

Inventory Number: CAM 567 / SOLD