And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: March 30th, 1858, 156 years ago today . . . the day a Philadelphia inventor made his mark. For that was the day Hyman Lipman patented the first pencil ...

Erasers are a staple in any stationery kit, often used to correct mistakes when writing or drawing with a pencil. Whether it’s at school, work, or during an art project, they serve as a handy tool to ...

GHENT, WV (WVNS) – At first glance, an eraser seems like a tool that doesn’t require much thought. It’s simple, just a tool ...

I would just like to say a few things on behalf of the pencil. It might just be a function of my generational perspective, but it seems to me that work has been drawn away from the trusty pencil, and ...

There are some inventions that look completely pointless to the untrained eye: who would ever need a motorized garbage can, an electric pencil sharpener or a battery-powered eraser? Quite often, it ...