A boxed sterling silver writing set maker's mark Sampson Mordan & Co.Ltd, Chester, circa 1905, the set includes a fountain pen, a lead projecting pencil and a small seal opener each with a decorative spring styled handle housed within the original leather bound box, 44grs total weight, the box 17 cm long. Illustrated in Cummins, Dr G., antique boxes: inside and out, Antique Collector's Club, Suffolk, colour plate 635b, p.345