The character of this humble rubber remain steep in tradition. In the days before appearing of the ball-point, everyone uses a fountain pen. Dilemma remains to these days. How do we correct when we made a mistake?
To correct mistakes in a personal letter by crossing out would be fine, but NOT in a business letter or in official forms.
One have no option but to run down to your local stationer to buy one of these blue 'Fountain Pen Rubber'.
It works by literally rubbing the writing surface physically till traces of ink is removed.
The rubber is impregnated with a very fine sand like abrasive particles that aid the removal of ink while rubbing. Unlike pencil rubber that does not contain any abrasives.
Therefore in some countries, this type of rubbers are being called as "Sand Rubber".
Interestingly, this humble rubber only works well with good quality writing paper, but not poor quality paper.
This is not surprising. Cheaper paper will tear when one rubs too much. However in the past, people seems do not have such problem.
One reason for it, is that it is a 'must' to use quality writing paper in order to have good etiquette, as well as impression as cheap writing paper simply display signs of disrespect for the recipient!
Good quality paper has good thickness and weight, tearing simply not a problem. Therefore this type of ink eraser have then works for many decades without much complaints.
For those uses fountain pen will appreciate this rubber, as it is simply vulgar to use a correction fluid or Tipp-Ex!
- Lifts fountain pen ink off good quality paper rather easily and completely.
A soft natural rubber with a very fine abrasive.
- Works specially for fountain pen, drawing ink, typescript from typewriter as well as ball-point.
- Can be used on all surfaces (except thin poor quality paper!)
- Chamfer, making easy for fine correction.
- Made by celebrated Faber-Castell.
Size of each natural rubber eraser:
L 4.3cm; W 1.4cm; Thickness: 0.8 cm. Chamfer.
