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London, England, 1847-02-04 00:00:00

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85, Great Portland street, December 17, 1845.
My dear Sir,—l have tried the pencils you sent me, manufactured
from your patent purified lead, and find them excellent in every re•
spect ; in fact, just the same as the best Cumberland lead used to be
formerly, but which is no ,longer obtainable from the mines. The
quality of ready erasure is very desirable at Rugby and elsewhere, as
the principles we teach cannot all be put in force at once, and India
rubber is still more in demand than I could wish. I shall send at
once tor a gross more of BB and 14.—Yours very sincerely,
William Brockedon, Esq. GEORGE BABNARD.
From Samuel Prout, Esq., F.S.A.

5, De Crespigny Terrace, Denmark 11111, Dec. 17, 1845.
My dear lirockedon,—l have much pleasure la subscribing to
the fact that you have perfected a material which will obtain the
grateful acknowledgments of every artist. Indeed, Ido not hesi-
tate to pronounce the pencils made with your Patent Pure Plumbago
perfect. They are remarkably even in trial, free from grit, or dust,
firm in texture, and possess every degree of colour, from the archi-
tect's outline to the broad and deepest shadows of a finished pencil
drawing.

The following 13 the result of my having tested them separately,
111111 and 1111 are degrees of a clear tint, each sustaining the firmest
pressure. F and Hit, a beautiful pencil for a free outline, capable of
expressing the most delicate and minute forms, as well as broader and
bolder features by yielding colour when required. With the 11, 81.1,
or 888, the last especially, a drawing may be completed from a
faint indication to the greatest intensity of colour of which blacklead
is capable.—l remain, my dear Brockelon, faithfully yours,
SAMUEL PROUT.

W. Brockedon, Esq , F.R.S.
From David Roberts, Esq., R.A.
Fitzroy-street, December 22, 1845.
My dear Brockedon,—l am so delighted with the blacklead pencils
which yon sent to me for trial, that I shall feel obliged by your let-
ting me know, without delay, where I can get a few more of them,
particularly the Hg's, to go on with.
Having Vied them on some of the architectural subjects of my
forthcoming wt on Egypt and Nubia, and finding them so superior
to everything or the kind I have hitherto been in the habit of using,
I am convinced that whoever gives them a trial will immediately
adopt them in preference to all others. The best wish I can offer to
you is, that the inventor may tome in for a fair share of the profit
which must arise from their becoming universal.
With my sincere thanks for this discovery, and best wishes for the
success it so justly merits, believe me,
FaithfUlly and truly yours,
W. Brockedon, Esq. DAVID ROBERTS.
From Richard Westmacott, Esq., F.R.S., A.R.A.
Wilton-place, December 22, 1845.
My dear Brockedon,—l am desirous to offer you my sincere ac-
knowledgments, in addition to the numerous compliments and
thanks you doubtless have received, for the service you have done
artists in producing such a perfect quality of lead pencil as is shown
in the specimens you were so kind as to give me. My practice is
confined, and, therefore, I have little occasion in any drawing for the
extreme " herds," or for the double or treble It. But I most grate-
fully acknowledge an excellence in H, 1111, and F, which work freely
without grit or scratching, are of good colour, and rub out cleats.
Yours, very sincerely,
RICHARD WESTMACOTT, Jcsc.
From G. Wellwyn Shepherd, Esq.
34, Great James-street, December 23, 1845.
Dear Sir,—l am very sorry that I have lost the opportunity, from
being out when you ealled, of congratulating yon In viva voce on the
pencils you so kindly sent to me. I have carefully tried there, and
in truth, they aro excellent; for they are perfectly free from grit,
and will resist pressure. I am deeply in crested in the success of
your valuable discovery-.—Believe me, dear sir, truly yours,
W. Brockedon, Asti. G. WELLWYN SHEPHERD.
From J. B. Papworth, Esq., Vice-President Institute of British
Architects.
10, Caroline-street, Bedford-square, January 6, 1840.
My Dear Sir,— Many thanks for the case of pencils, which possess
exactly those qualities which have been so long required for archi-
tectural and engineering purpose', and by every artist. Their easy
working without grit from their pure ',sad equable lead, and unifor-
mity •f colour in long use, render them so desirable that I beg to
suggest that thinner pencils should be made of HRH and MI for the
supply of compasses.—l ammy dear, air, yours ayes, ;IPw
W. Brockedon, Esq. -
J. i.:T4kmpwriii
John-Ny*4p
AI I sop, t r a oft, Sevv,,reiad,:,...l acinary tictirt
Myßear' Brockendertg=4t affordS greist 4sleaSurn mY
unqualified .approhatien of your.,new .compressed lead pencils. I
have now tried all the various qualities, both In architectural draw-
ing and sketching, and can confidently say that I have never had
better, or, indeed, such good leads for my purpose.
I remain, my dear Brockedon, ever faithfully yours,
Wm. Brockedon, Esq. JOHN MARTIN.
From James Bridges, Esq., First Master for Landscape-drawing
Royal Military Academy Woolwich.
Woolwich Common, January le, 1846.
Dear Mr. Brokedon,—l beg to apologise for not having earlier ac-
knowledged the receipt of the pencils prepared with your patent
plumbago, which you were kind enough to forward to me ; but I
was anxious to test them thoroughly before giving you any opinion.
I have found them truly excellent, possessing all the best qualities
of the finest plumbago in its native state without any of its defects,
and the respective degrees of hardness are uniform in quality
throughout. Wishing you all the success which the importance of
your discovery deserves, believe 11141.
Dear Brockedon, faithfully yours,
To William Brockedon. JAMES BRIDGES.
From William Wyon, Esq., 11. A., Chief Engraver to her Majesty's
Mint.
Her Majesty's Mint, December 10, 1845.
3fy Dear Sir,—l feel extremely obliged for the specimen of black-
leach pencils you have sent me, of which the lead is manutactured by
your patent process.
I have tried them, and I have no hesitation in saying that they
are the best pencils I ever used. They have all the degrees of hard-
ness, and every variety and shade of colour, that can be required by
an artist. The lead is perfectly tree from grit ; and I can point these
pencils much more easily, and when pointed they do not break, as
other pencils generally do.
I am so entirely satisfied with these penolls, that I have pur-
chased a supply of them for my own use; and I cannot but think
them a valuable acquisition not only to artists, but to every ono re-
quiring the use of pencils, With many thanks lbr them, I remain,
my dear Sir, yours faithfully-,
WILLIAM WYON.

William Brockedon, Esq„ &c.
From T. L. Donaldson, Esq., Istitute of British Architects, Professor
of Architecture to University College, London, &c.
Dear Brockedon,—Many thanks for your elegant present of pen-
cils. Those which I have already tried are excellent, and I
doubt not that your invention will prove a valuable one. Most
faithfully yours,
THOS. L. DONALDSON.

W. Brockedon, Esq.
From Joseph Bonomi, Esq.
Dear Sir,—lf you will allow me to bear teBtimony to the excel-
lence of a set. of pencils you left at Mr. Martin's, I can do so with
great truth and much pleasure.
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W. Brooreaon, s-sq. JOSEPH noNomi.
From Henry Warrens, Esq., Press lent of the New Water-colour
Society.
17, Robert-terrace. Chelsea, Jan. 12, 1812.
My dear Sir,—Pray forgive me for not having acknowledged your
letter earlier. I have delayed writing front th7lo to time that I
might give myself the opportunity of trying fairly your preparation
of plumbago. This I have now done, and can report with confi-
dence upen the pencils ; nor do I think there is anything wanting to
their excellence. The chief beauty of them lies in the evenness of
quality in the iced and absence of gritty particles. They are, in.
deed, most pleasant to draw with, and yield freely to that little
accent in touch which the artist delights in. I have tried them in
simple line on wood-block, and I havetriedtritheelmheins
provedlandsca thpeald
foliage, on several sorts of paper, and each
satisfactorily.—Believe me, dear Sir, yours e
Hver truly,
ENRY WARREN.
W. Brockedon, Esq.
From Clarkson Stanfield, Esq., R.A.
48, Mornington•Place, Jan. 12, 1846.
My dear Brockedon,—l have tried your pencils, and, as far as
my experience goes in such matters, I think them excellent. I must
particularise the 888, which, for the several purposes of drawing,
I think admirable. It cuts without breaking, and it is free from grit,
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pointfi Satisfaction
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that abominable nuisance in sketching. I shall certainly lay in a
stock of them.—l am, dear Brockedon, yours very truly,
CLARKSON STANFIELD.
From C. H. Wilson, Esq., Director of the Government School of
Dear Sir,---I hasten to reply to yourSom
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sess all the requisites for architecture as well as artistic drawings.—
I remain, my dear Sir, most truly yours, CHARLES BARRY.
From Thomas Creswick, Esq., ILI.

Aril 2,184.
My dear Sir,—l am quite ashamed that I have only in the last 6
few
days had an opportunity of trying as I wished
the pencils you were
good enough to send me. I think them by far the best I have ever
used, they are especially suited for drawing upon wood, the compact-
ness and quality of the lead snaking a clearer and more distinct line
than any pencils I have before used.—Believe me, my dear Sir, ever
truly yours,THOMAS CRESWICK,
W. Brockedon, Esti.
From William a rvey, Esq., the
Wood Eminent Draftsman and Engraver
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29, Portland-terrace, Regent's Park, Feb. 12 1846
My dear Sir,To a man who lives as I do, with a pencil in tit-i
hand, it is impossible to over-estimate the comfort of baying it of the
best quality ; and no temptation of old friendship, low prices, or elo-
quot recommendation, can ever lead me to an acknowledgment of
its virtue till I have fairly tested it by my own experience. your
pencils calla to me at a period when my patience had been fairly
exhausted by things which were getting daily worse, and I set to
work en them at once: the restilt has been highly satisfactOry ; they
are everything -I could wish them to be., The softer numberMle
what I have not met with for years, apd the harder sorts carry with
t 110132 4 Clopth of Colour which no Mgr pond% that I know of, can