Reviving ink erasers

[Anne-Sophie]

Some years ago my family in France sent me a big pack of ink erasers. Those ink erasers only work on erasable blue fp ink such as Waterman and Pelikan. They are widely available in Europe.

 

Now the erasing tips look fine but the erasing liquid has evaporated. Is there any way to find or make an ink erasing liquid where I could dip my ink erasers into.

[woodwindmaster06]

I have never heard of this, but it sounds like a great idea and would love to know were I could get some of these.

 

Tim

[ElaineB]

Denis was just talking about these not too long ago...

here I think... But I don't know what was in them. Alcohol, perhaps?

[zxc]

Very widely availible in England if we're talking about the same things? (nearly as common as a bic I'd say)

 

5 eraser pens for 99p (Disposable) or there abouts.

 

Aren't they availible near you? :S

[woodwindmaster06]

I think we are talking about ink erasers for fountain pens, not ball point bic eraser pens, which erase ink for that pen alone.

 

Tim

[kathywc]

Kinda like the ones for sale on the bay: auction number 8200065103

[Guest Denis Richard]

But for old frogs like us, the one and only effaceur is the blue spiral Reynolds !

 

Fun page to look at too : Stylos-plume. The kind of FPs you will find for a few dollars at any supermarket.

[zxc]

Kinda like the ones for sale on the bay: auction number 8200065103

 

Those are exactly what you get in England for 99p

[woodwindmaster06]

Looks like the pelikan eraser.

[Anne-Sophie]

Sorry for not responding earlier. woodwindmaster06

 

"But for old frogs like us, the one and only effaceur is the blue spiral Reynolds !"

 

Right on Dennis

 

So about my question? How could I revive them?

 

 

I'm a French woman in San Francisco Bay Area

[Guest Denis Richard]

So about my question? How could I revive them?

No clue... you might be wandering in Terra Incognita there

 

I'm a French woman in San Francisco Bay Area

 

And I'm a French man in the Bay Area... but you know that already

 

Sting fan ?

[Anne-Sophie]

Sting fan ?

 

Yup. Very much so. I too have to balance the exuberance vs. seriousness of my two cultures.

 

I cannot imagine why France and U.S. institutions refuse to learn from each other's mistakes and successes.

 

For example:

Transplantable French successes: Universal Healthcare, voting with paper ballots, developing live and work pedestrian and cyclist friendly centre-ville/downtown.

 

Transplantable California good ideas:

The enforceable non smoking ban in public places, gender specific bathrooms in most chain stores and department stores, setting aside a corner of all public parks for dog runs and letting people picnic in the grass on most public parks those "ne marchez pas sur la pelouse" signs always drove me nuts.

[Guest Denis Richard]

Hi Anne-Sophie,

 

I fully agree with you that we all could gain from some idea exchange. But "gender specific bathrooms in most chain stores and department stores," ? All has it been since you traveled back ?

 

Denis.

[Anne-Sophie]

Hi Anne-Sophie,

 

I fully agree with you that we all could gain from some idea exchange. But "gender specific bathrooms in most chain stores and department stores," ? All has it been since you traveled back ?

 

Denis.

1999. When I was growing up and until I moved there. It was a problem for the women in my family. Granted we were shopping in my little town or in Caen or Rennes.

[Guest Denis Richard]

That does not sound practical indeed. I have to admit that I've never seen non gender specific bathrooms, but I leave way East from you.