Product Description: This Skull pencil sharpener is made from metal in an antique bronze finish. There is a pencil sharpener in the bottom of the skull and the jaw opens to remove the shavings. It measures 5cm x 5cm.
Information: Yorick is a court jester in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. He entertained Hamlet when he was a child, and his skull is famously discovered by Hamlet in the graveyard scene. In Act 5, Scene 1, Hamlet holds Yorick's skull and delivers his famous monologue beginning with the lines "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy."
Tags: Skull, Pencil Sharpener, Metal, Tudor, Shakespeare