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I've never bought anything like this before,but saw this on Ebay BIN and pulled the trigger .Tang stamped Napanoch Knife Co., ebony handled,and etched Board of Education New York. Also came with a leather pouch with a metal lip around it.Pattern #on the back tang of 014.

Very nice!

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Thanks MB.I looked for a previous thread,but didn't think of "inka dinka doo".and I posted in it.

Roger, very nice! Every Napanoch I have come across seemed to be extremely well made. Here is an image of your Ink Eraser from a Napanoch Catalog. I added the Blue text just in case you couldn't read the poor copy of the catalog text description.

There is also a No. 03 in case you are interested.

Good info Jerry, thanks very much.

Nice Roger - and with an etch ... funny you mentioned you never bought anything like this before... well yesterday while at an antique fair I picked up my first as well and never even saw this post until today - I picked up the same Miller Bros ink eraser posted by Dimitri in the thread (inky dinky doo) he linked to his post above - same stamp, cocobolo handle & with the original slip it came in as well... ... Coincidence we both bought a first of one of these ink erasers - or a symptom of the knife disease that comes on in the spring

LB it seems to be contagious. I wouldn't have bought it if it wasn't etched (unless it was dirt cheap).

peanut740 wrote:(unless it was dirt cheap).

... Speaking of dirt - I think I actually paid more for a small bag of potting soil than I did for my MB ink eraser which was close to minty

Let's see it Lee!

Will do MB... But will be awhile until I can (healing up from surgery now so not doing photos at the moment)......

So thats what this thing is. I just got it at a yard sale. Been tryin' to figure it out for 2 weeks.

Here's a H. Boker ink eraser I bought off ebay a few years ago with an ebony handle. I previously posted it in the "inka dinka doo" thread, but thought I would throw it in the mix here as well.

I also bought this old H. Boker knife with an ink eraser blade years ago when I first got into collecting H. Boker knives. I thought for a LONG time that the ink eraser blade was meant to be used as a pipe cleaner. Who knows, maybe some people did use it for that purpose?

Roger that is a dandy.

Greeds, that ink eraser is sweet, but that pearl Boker with the ink eraser is beautiful.
Very nice pieces.

Nice ones fellas. Roger R,you didn't smoke a pipe at the time you bought it did ya? Grin'n Nice knife. I have a H Boker I need to post. You've probably seen it before in Sevierville.

Thanks guys!

Beautiful Bokers!

I had many Ink Eraser's in the late 90s. I think I sold them on eBay. I kept the below four: One Miller Bros. Ivory handle, two MOP's and one unique hand painted little guy.
Only the Miller Bros. is marked: "Miller Bros. Cut. Co. Meriden Ct." 1917-C1932? Correct me if I am wrong.
Most erasers I have seen here on the West Coast over the years were made with wood handles. Probably a financial decision and they were less likely to go home with a proof reader.
This one has a "Non-Magnetic" handle soldered onto the steel eraser. The large grooved area on the top of the eraser itself is for the index finger for leverage I suppose? Due to the tool being so short?

Lovely Dan.

Thank you Lyle

Dan all four of those have an elegant look. The pearl handles take it even a step further. Beautiful pieces all.

Old Folder wrote: One Miller Bros. Ivory handle

The handle is bone

Old Folder wrote:Most erasers I have seen here on the West Coast over the years were made with wood handles. Probably a financial decision and they were less likely to go home with a proof reader.

True, most have utilitarian wood handles, after all it was just a tool to someone at work doing a job. However, the fancy and expensive handle material was generally sold to wealthy people as part of a desk set like the one pictured below, (not my set).

Nice collection, thanks for sharing them

philco wrote:Dan all four of those have an elegant look. The pearl handles take it even a step further. Beautiful pieces all.

Thank you Phil

Miller Bro's wrote:

Old Folder wrote: One Miller Bros. Ivory handle

The handle is bone

Old Folder wrote:Most erasers I have seen here on the West Coast over the years were made with wood handles. Probably a financial decision and they were less likely to go home with a proof reader.

True, most have utilitarian wood handles, after all it was just a tool to someone at work doing a job. However, the fancy and expensive handle material was generally sold to wealthy people as part of a desk set like the one pictured below, (not my set).

Nice collection, thanks for sharing them

The handle is bone
I stand corrected. I think I'm staying up too late at night.