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Hymen L. Lipman

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1858

consumer_electronics

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1 patents, in 1858

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How the Pencil and Eraser Became One Tool

Hymen Lipman's 1858 invention that permanently attached an eraser to the end of a wooden pencil, creating the modern writing tool we use today.

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