ink eraser (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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>
> I'd imagine it refers to something like the top item on this catalog
> page (1913 Keuffel & Esser Co.).  They are used to scrap ink off
> vellum/parchment drawings. They are more or less obsolete, now, with
> everything being done in CAD programs and large format laser printers
> and plotters, but I've got a couple in my old drafting kits.
>
>

Another here, from 1948 Gordon Draftsmen's Supply Catalog:

http://leadholder.com/assets/catalog/gordon-1948/gordon-1948-p55.jpg

and here, from J. H. Weil & Co., 1953:
http://leadholder.com/assets/catalog/weil-1953/weil-1953-p225.gif

1954-59 K&E:
http://leadholder.com/assets/catalog/ke-1954/ke-1954-p267.gif

1955 Defiance Sales:
http://leadholder.com/assets/catalog/defiance-1955/defiance-1955-p267.jp
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1971 Alvin General catalog:
http://leadholder.com/assets/catalog/alvin-1971/alvin-1971-p88.jpg




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