Staedtler tells you how erasers are made PDF Print E-mail

 

Contents of an eraser - Staedtler

 Any idea what these are?

 

These are plastic, chalk, gelling agent, pumice, white or blue colour pigments - important ingredient used in making erasers.

Staedtler logo tells you how erasers are made - click here (pdf format) for some very interesting information about the humble eraser!!

 

 more facts  Cool  about the eraser ...  Staedtler Eraser

  • Bread dough was used as a very early form of eraser
  • The first erasers were made in 1770 and were called “rubbers” because they were made of tree resin.
  • They don't contain “rubber” anymore.

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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 05 November 2008 )
 
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