| Yard-O-Led | |
| Type: | Private |
| Industry: | Writing implements |
| Predecessors: | --> |
| Successors: | --> |
| Founder: | Ludwig Brenner |
| Hq Location City: | London |
| Hq Location Country: | England |
| Areas Served: | --> |
| Key People: | Tim Tufnell |
| Products: | Fountain and ballpoint pens, mechanical pencils |
| Owners: | --> |
| Parent: | Filofax Group (1988–2015) |
| Website: | yard-o-led.com |
The Yard-O-Led Pencil Company is a manufacturing company founded in London, England in 1934 by German immigrant, Ludwig Brenner,[1] to produce his patent propelling pencils which contained twelve three inch leads (that is to say, 36 inches or a yard of lead). 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 took over Edward Baker Ltd, another pencil maker.[2]
In 1988, the company was acquired by Filofax Group, which owned it until 2015, when it was re-established itself as "Imperial Yard Ltd". Yard-O-Led continues to produce fountain and ballpoint pens pens as well as mechanical pencils, most of which are made from hallmarked sterling silver.