On this day in history, March 30, 1858, American visionary Hymen Lipman patents pencil with eraser
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The pencil eraser was patented in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Hymen Lipman, a Jewish immigrant from Kingston, Jamiaca, on this day in history, March 30, 1858.
"I make a lead-pencil in the usual manner, reserving about one-fourth of the length, in which I make a groove of suitable size … and insert in this groove a piece of prepared India rubber (or other erasive substance) secured to said pencil by being glued at one edge." A pencil with an eraser is "particularly valuable for removing or erasing lines, figures, etc., and not subject to be soiled or rnislaid on the table or desk." — Hyman Lipman "Henry David Thoreau was also renowned for his pencil-making prowess." — Pencil.com. Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
The eraser, he noted in his application, "is particularly valuable for removing or erasing lines, figures, etc., and not subject to be soiled or mislaid on the table or desk" — as if the purpose of an eraser was unknown to mid-19th century consumers.
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