Only Baby Boomers Can Name This Old Tool

<div><p>With iPads, smartphones, computers, and just about everything else electronic, it's no surprise kids aren't being forced to learn <a href="https://www.shared.com/this-forgotten-technique-is-coming-back-to-schools/">cursive writing</a> anymore. </p><p>But do you remember the very first typing machine we got to use? The typewriter. That loud, lovable, often finicky machine that saved you lots of time hand writing things. </p><p>So if you remember using a typewriter, then you definitely remember using this.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/--30000--18371_product_56438419_4_thumb_large.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>ArtFire.com</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Or maybe these:</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/cfp7oUL.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/cfp7oUL_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/cfp7oUL_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>juventudSucre</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>That's right, typewriter erasers! We didn't have the luxury of a backspace button. Once you made a typo, it was in ink. Depending on your brush, you either had to smudge out the mistake or use a white-tipped pencil to cover it up. The brush was there to get rid of any dust that was left behind. Regardless, it never looked as seamless as you hoped it would. </p><p>As you can see by this typed page on Eclectic Ephemera, you can always notice where there wa a typo. </p><div><figure><a href="http://eclecticephemera.blogspot.ca/2012_07_01_archive.html" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/type-in.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/type-in_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/type-in_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/type-in_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/type-in_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/type-in_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/type-in_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/type-in_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/type-in_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/type-in_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/type-in_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/type-in_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://eclecticephemera.blogspot.ca/2012_07_01_archive.html" target="_blank">Eclectic Ephemera</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Do you remember using these typewriter erasers? Let us know!</p><p></p><p></p></div>