Name/Title
Yorick's Skull Advertising CardsEntry/Object ID
NU 2023.206.1-2Description
Two identical advertising cards, featuring the "Yorick's Skull" illusion. The front of the card has a skull with an 'X' in the right eye, while the back of the card has the instructions for the illusion. One card has a stamp on it for the Gem City Drug Store.Collection
History CollectionCataloged By
registrar@numulosgatos.orgLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Card, AdvertisingNomenclature Class
Advertising MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsPublication Details
Publication Type
EphemeraPublisher
Pears SoapDate Published
circa 1900Publication Language
EnglishTranscription
Transcription
YORICK'S SKULL.
An awe inspiring but interesting illusion.
"Now get thee to my Lady's chamber, and tell her, let
"her paint an inch thick, to this favour she must come."
HAMLET. Act. V. - SCENE I.
DIRECTIONS TO SEE THE GHOST.
Look steadily, in a good light, for thirty seconds at the mark X in the eye of the skull, and then at a sheet of paper, a wall, the ceiling or elsewhere, and continue your gaze fixedly for another thirty seconds when an awe inspiring and ghost-like skull will slowly appear! By increasing the distance the apparition will increase in size, so that at five or six feet it will appear of huge proportions.
PRESENTED BY PEARS' SOAP.Language
EnglishInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
LabelLocation
On front of NU 2023.206.1Transcription
Gem City Drug Store
T.E. JOHNS, Prop.
BECKWITH BLOCK,
LOS GATOS, CAL.Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
StampedDimensions
Width
4-1/8 inLength
4-1/2 inDimension Notes
Measurements are for both cards.Condition
Overall Condition
Very GoodRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Gem City Drug Store
