The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-19 00:00:00

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 RR's, to go on with.
Having tried them on some of the architectural subjects of my
forthcoming work on Egypt and Nubia, and finding them so superior
to everything of 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 come 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.,
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 " bards," or for the double or treble B. But I most grate-
fully acknowledge an excellence in H. HS, and F, which work freely
without grit or scratching, are of good colour, and rub out clean.
Yours, very sincerely,
RICHARD WESTMACOTT, Jon.
From G. Wellwyn Shepherd, Esq.
34, Great James-street, December 23, 1845.
Dear Sir,--I am very sorry that I have lost the opportunity, from
being out When you called, of congratulating you in viva voce on the
pencils you so kindly sent to me, I have carefully tried theta, and
in truth, they are excellent ; for they are perfectly free from grit,
and will resist pressure. I am deeply in erested in the success of
"your valuable discovery.— Believe me, dear sir, truly yours,
W. Brockedon,9 Esq. G. •WELLWAq SHEPHERD.
From J. B. rap/earth, Esq., Vice-President- Bistitute of British"
Archltects..:
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 purposes, and by every artist. Their easy
working without grit from their pure dead equable lead, and unifor-
mity of colour in long use, render them so desirable that I beg to
suggest that thinner pencils should be made of HRH and for the
supply of compasses.—l am my dear, sir, yours ever,
W. Brockedon, Esq. - J. B. PAPWORTH.
From John Martin, Esq.
30, Allsop-terrace, New•road, January 7, 1846.
My dear Brockendon,—lt affords me great pleasure to give my
unqualified approbation 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 Laniscape-drawing
Royal Military Academy Woolwich.
Woolwich Cornmeal, Jainualy 10, 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,
an
roud the respective degrees of hardness are uniform in quality
thghout. Wishing you all the success which the importance of
your discovery deserves, believe me,
Dear Brockedon, faithfully yours,
To William Brockedon.JAMES BRIDGES.
From William Wyon, Esq., R.A., Chief Engraver to her Majesty's
Mint.
Maj esty's Mint, , 1845. My Dear Sir,—l feel extremelHery
obliged for thDeecember specimen of black-
lead pencils you have sent me, of which the lead is manufactured by
your patent process.
1 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 free 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 pencils, that I have pur-
chasecta supply of them for my own use; and I canuot but think
them a valuable acquisition not only to artists, but to every one re-
quiring the use of pencils, With many thanks for 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, Loudon, &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,

W. Brockedon, Esq.

THOS. L. DONALDSON.

nista loseph Bonomit Ea..
Dear Sir,—lf you will allow me to bear testimony 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.

I remain, dear Sir, ever faithfully yours,
W. Brockedon, Esq. JOSEPH BONOMI.
From Henry Warren, Esq., Presi 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 from time 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 upon 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 iead 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 onwood-block, and I have tried them in landscape and
foliage, on several sorts of paper, and each trial has proved them
satisfactorily.—Believe me, dear Sir, yours ever truly,
W. Brockedon, Esq. HENRY WARREN.
From Clarkson Stanfield, Esq., B.A.
48,
My dear Brockedon,— I have Mt
rioerdn iyi.gotaorn •
plaa
ccue .d, as lBf:re.
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,
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
Design, Somerset House.
Somerset House, Feb. 9, 1.836:

Dear Sir,—l hasten to reply to your request that I would give
you my opinion of the pencils which yon have been so good as to
send me ; they are excellent. I have never used pencils with more
satisfaction ; and it is particularly gratifying to be able to procure a
pencil which, like yours, will bear pressure without breaking, keep
its point so well, and yet allow of marking dimly. They seem to
me to answer in every respect your description of them, and I greatly
admire the ingenious process by which you succeeded in preparing
the lead.—l remain very faithflilly yours,
C. H. WILSON.
W. Brockedon, Esq.
From Charles Barry, Esq., R.A., F.R &e.
Westminster, Feb. 27, 1846.
My dear Sir, - Having now had the opportunity of making a com-
plete trial of the lead made of your prepared Plumbago which you
were so good as to send to me a short time since, I have the plea-
sure to announce to you that they are of excellent quality, and pos.
seas alt the requisites for architecture as well as artistic drawings -
I remain, my dear Sir, most truly yours. CHARLES BARRY
From Thomas Creswick, Esq., R.A.

April 2,1846.
My dear Sir,—l am quite ashamed that I have only in the last few
days had an opportunity of trying as I wished the pencils you were
good enough to send me. I think them upon the best I have ever
used, they are especially suited for drawing wood, the compact-
ness and quality of the lead making a clearer and mere distinct line
than any pencils I have before used.—llelTleve me, my dear SirICK , ever
truly yours, THOMAS CRESW,
W. Brockedon, Esq.
Esq., the Eminent Draftsman and Engraver
From William Harvey,
on Wood.
29, Portland-terrace, Regent's Park, Feb. 12,1846.
My dear Sir,--To a man who lives as I do, with a pencil in my
hand, it is impossible to overestimate the comfort of having it of the
best quality ; and no temptation of old friendship, low prices, or do-
quelt_recemmendation, can ever lead me to an acknowledgment of
its virtue till I have fairly tested it by my own experience. Your
pehcils came to me at a period when my patience had been fairly
exhausted by things which were getting daily worse, and I set to
wcirk on them at once: the restilt has been highly satisfactory ; they
arq everything I could wish them to be. The softer numbers are
wllat I have not met with for years, and the harder sorts carry with
thr a depth of colour which no other pencils, that I snow of, can
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