Most People Have No Idea What These Vintage Items Are

What is this thing that looks like a technicolor pineapple?

Retry Correct Incorrect This is what? A typewriter eraser? I guess we all made mistakes, even back then. These little guys let people erase individual letters. This sculpture is called the “Typewriter Eraser, Scale X.”

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What is this thing that looks like a technicolor pineapple?

• Feather duster
• Rollerblade wheel replacement
• Typewriter eraser
• Ink replacement