This durable sharpener, encased in a robust plastic housing, is ideal for all your drawing and sketching needs, whether you're in the classroom, office, art studio, or at home. It boasts precision engineering from Germany, ensuring clean and consistent pencil tips every time due to its meticulous focus on detail and manufacturing. Designed to prevent breakage, it features smooth and controlled sharpening motions that minimize excess chipping. Additionally, the sharpener comes with two hole sizes, accommodating pencils up to 11mm in diameter. Having spent over 200 years providing quality products to artists, schools & offices all over the world, the historic LYRA brand — founded by Johann Froescheis in Nuremberg in 1806 — is one of the oldest pencil companies in the world. Synonymous with innovation & quintessential German quality, Lyra is a well-respected name all over the world. Ever since it produced its first pencils, Lyra has stuck to strict rules to ensure the utmost quality — from the selection of raw materials right through to the manufacturing process. Sold as a pack of 12. Recommended age 8+ years