However, the first rubber erasers weren't very good. They were brittle and broke apart quite easily. This was solved by a process known as vulcanization , (say "VUL-kah-ny-ZAY-shun") which came ...

But erasers as a general category are age-old. ... The substance was rubber. 3. Erasers were invented by accident. Though Joseph Priestly may have discovered rubber's erasing properties, ...

Pencil top erasers were a handy tool to have in the pencil box. During a mistake-ridden day that wore the eraser on that good 'ol No. 2 pencil down to the end -- one of these extra erasers was a must.

A desk rubber used by Princess Diana when she was at boarding school in Norfolk is expected to fetch more than £300 when it is auctioned later. The eraser, which has Diana's writing on it, was used by ...