UNYKTOUCH Pirate Captain Emmanuel Wynne Pewter Pendant (on Black Cord) Sold by UNYKTOUCH - Hand Made Double sided design. Made of high quality excelsior pewter. Approx. pendant size: 2.54 centimetre in diameter. Weight : 9 grams. Captain Emmanuel Wynne is often given credit for starting the Jolly Roger craze around 1700 with his skull and crossbones on a classic black background, accompanied by an hourglass image. The forerunner had been a white cross on a black flag. His flag showing the distinctive skull and crossbones motif, was augmented with another common pirate symbol; an hourglass meant to signify to his prey that only by timely surrender could they evade death.