Worn and Weary Erasers

Hear are a couple of recently found Canadian made Eberhard Faber erasers. They are ready for retirement... world weary and stiff. The Pink-N-Ink 127 eraser has pink on one side for removing pencil marks and blue on the other side for ballpoint ink removal.  These remind me of images from Lisa Congdon's blog and book "A Collection a Day". Day 1 is a collection of erasers. A fantastic website to take a strole through.

This brings to mind an eraser mystery. At the Museum of the Atlantic there is an exhibit showing artifacts from the Halifax Explosion which took place in December 6th, 1917.  One display shows artifacts from school children... pencils, an eraser and a marble.  I've always thought that the Pink Pearl eraser looked out of place. While Pink Pearl erasers were made by Eberhard Faber in 1917, it appears that the EF logo and what remainds of the "Canada" printing on the bottom right don't seem right. Eberhard Faber made erasers in the US but not in Canada until the 1950s. and the EF between two horizontal bars logo also seems to be a 1950s or even 1960s logo. 

Maritime Museum display of artifacts from the Halifax Explosion including a pink pearl eraser.

Maritime Museum display of artifacts from the Halifax Explosion including a glass marble.