Yard-O-Led


The Yard-O-Led Pencil Company is a manufacturing company founded in London, England in 1934.
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History

It was founded by German immigrant Ludwig Brenner to produce his patented propelling pencils which contained twelve three inch leads. Originally based in Premier House, 12-13 Hatton Garden, London, the company relocated in the late 1940s to 1 Great Cumberland Place, London.
After World War II, the company merged with Sampson Mordan Ltd whose founder had patented the first mechanical pencil in 1822. They built a new factory in Birmingham and acquired Edward Baker Ltd, another pencil maker.
In 1988, the company was acquired by Filofax Group, which owned it until 2015, when it was re-established as "Imperial Yard Ltd".
Yard-O-Led continues to produce fountain and ballpoint pens as well as mechanical pencils, most of which are made from hallmarked sterling silver.