Sampson Mordan produced many figural pencils during the second half of the 19th century. Examples include elephants, tennis rackets, butter knives, and many more. I'm showing today a Mordan case clock mechanical pencil. The writing tip is deployed by the magic pencil mechanism. Pulling the top ring away from the body simultaneously pushes the writing tip out for writing. This one is circa 1880 The piece is 2 7/8 inches long closed and 3 1/4 inches extended.