Moms have known the magical value of spit for ages!  How else could we
keep kids' faces clean?    ;-)

Gail



Phillip Vogel wrote:
>
> A trick I learned from a draftsman many years ago, was to lick the eraser.
> Saliva is magic stuff, worked much better than plain water.
>
> I don't remember what inks, erasers and films we were using, but there were
> several types of each. And I certainly can't speak to the non-toxicity of
> various inks, or the archival properties of spit.
>
> Phillip
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Elaine R.S. Hodges" <[log in to unmask]>
>
> > Geoff and others are correct; a damp eraser works wonderfully.  It
> > must be damp, not wet.  If it is too wet, the ink may smear.  I
> > dipped the erasers in water and then blotted them with facial tissue
> > ("Kleenex").

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