Almanac: The pencil and eraser 02:05. And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: March 30th, 1858, 156 years ago today . . . the day a Philadelphia inventor made his mark.

Erasers are a staple in any stationery kit, often used to correct mistakes when writing or drawing with a pencil. Whether ...

It's time to sharpen your knowledge of pencil history! (Bet you can't guess what the first erasers were made of.) ...

Why buy a pencil and an eraser, or even a pencil with an eraser, when you could have the Eraser Pencil? The design, from Deuk Young Lee of Korea, ditches the wood entirely and replaces it with a ...

Written by Karen Kilpatrick and Luis O. Ramos Jr. Illustrated by German Blanco Ages 3–6 “When Pencil Met Eraser,” by Karen Kilpatrick and Luis O. Ramos Jr. This hilariously illustrated book ...

Use a Pencil Eraser as an Earring Back in a Pinch. Heather Yamada-Hosley. October 15, 2015 Losing an earring back is annoying enough, but if you have no idea where it went, you’re stuck.

Believe It Or Not, Eraser Pencil Revolutionizes Pencils 7:33 pm August 20, 2011 By Geeky Gadgets The problem is it’s still a concept and as concepts go, the chance of success via ultimate ...

WHEN PENCIL MET ERASER Authors: Karen Kilpatrick and Luis O. Ramos Jr. Illustrator: German Blanco Macmillan Imprint, $17.99, ages 4 to 9 The straight-ahead plot of “When Pencil Met Eraser” hi… ...