I also remember going on a school visit to the local newspaper office and seeing the proof-sheets of photographs printed in black & white being marked with a generous circle of yellow china graph pencil – could have been something to do with Kodak?
GREASE PENCIL BOARD MANUAL
There was a choice of two types: the paper wrap and pull string version and the standard eraser pencil with a fan shaped brush on the tip to brush away rubber pieces from inside the manual typewriters (this was before the days of Tipp-Ex/WhiteOut). Then, when I was in secondary school working through my 4th/5th year option subjects studying Typewriting and Office Practice these paper wrapped pencils were a type of eraser. The first one I saw was when my mum got a brand new chest /trunk freezer in the late 1970s accompanied with a frozen food recipe book, a selection of suitable foil and plastic containers to be used for freezing and a set of three coloured china graph pencils/markers: red/green/black The ‘grease’ in these markers was ideal for writing on the lids of plastic containers that could withstand the rigours of a deep freeze without smudging or being obliterated – handy when you consider that frozen foods could be kept for up to 4 months plus. Hi – I remember these pencils from way back – well the late 1970s onwards anyway. They come in bright colours, no subtle forest shades here! A simple solution that works well! I think it would be very interesting if the paper had fortunes or small quotations printed on the coils, but that might be a bit distracting.
To reveal more lead, one pulls the string, breaking the top layer of the coloured paper. This article from Stanford credits Blaisdell with inventing this format of grease pencil.Īlso shown is a cousin, the Klenzo Ink & Type eraser. The box says they were made by Eagle/North-Rite, a division of Berol of Canada.
These particular ones date from perhaps the 1980s, and are branded Blaisdell. Still manufactured, I’ve seen them used for traditional purposes such as marking glass and ceramics, but also for more modern tasks such as marking laminated calendars and restaurant seating plans. I remember these always being around the house when I was growing up, yet can’t recall what they were used for. Known as grease markers or china markers, these pencils have wax colour cores, and are wrapped in paper that one tears off link by link. It should take mere seconds and almost no effort.Does anyone remember these? Or still use them? Use the dry Magic Eraser to gently rub away the markings. Let me type that again: Do NOT wet the sponge-do it, and risk doing some real damage to the cardboard.ģ. Now come home, and ignore the instructions on the Magic Eraser box. That bitch can remove marks from walls and cabinets that nothing else can.Ģ. Let's face it, y'all, you should own one anyway. I need you to go out to the store and buy one critical cleaning item: A Mr. The point is that I (along with my lovely assistant, Lily) have a very easy way to remove the grease pencil price fast as a flash, and without damaging the box at all.ġ.
I guess they've never heard of price stickers, but whatever. And if you're wondering about the odd digits they choose for the price? Apparently that's to make it tough for the rascals out there to smudge off parts of the price. So many resale shops will write prices in grease pencil on the box top. Yes, the games may only cost $1 or $4, but they make us pay in other ways.
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