Talk:Eraser

According to Encyclopedia Britannica, "the first patent on an integral pencil and eraser was issued in the United States to Joseph Rechendorfer of New York City on March 30, 1858. (1)" Googling the name comes up with very few results, however. Britannica has been wrong before so shouldn't be accepted as definitive on this issue, but further research is definitely needed. Interestingly, most websites that mention Hyman Lipman also put the date he invented the pencil and eraser as March 30, 1858. Very odd.

(1)"Eraser." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2004. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 21 Feb. 2004