Hi, Kevin! I remember these pens! Really I remember using the PaperMate Erasermate pen. As I recall, it wasn't a great erasable pen. Nowadays I use the Pilot Frixion pen, especially when writing in my planner. The technology has greatly improved over the years. I was fascinated to learn that the first successful erasable pen was made in the 1930's by Pelikan, a German company. Thanks for the video, Kevin. You sparked a fun learning experience, for sure!

This is so interesting. I live in the Philippines and the erasable pen that’s famous here is the Pilot Frixion pens. I thought Pilot Frixion was the first erasable pen until this video. The ink in the Frixions are smoother as they are more akin to Gel Pens than oil based ball points. The way it works is that heat makes the ink translucent. So when you rub it enough, the heat wall “erase” the ink. It doesn’t really erase the ink because when you cool it back like put your writing in the refrigerator, the ink comes back. As a kid, my mind was blown by this technology, and this was used in essay-type exams when teachers prohibited pencils and erasures.

I find Scripto pencils all the time, and I love them. I see from this review why I've never seen one of these pens in the wild. What a disappointment!

I never heard of this brand but when I used erasermate pens in school many years ago they wrote and erased just fine. Apparently erasable ballpoint pens have gone down in quality since then like most other things made today. Too bad.

Great video. Gosh, I remember having to use the Papermate erasable pens in middle school because my teachers included them in our mandated school supply lists. I abhorred them. I'm not sure what the Papermate erasable pens kick-started first: my love for pencils or my preference for Bic over Papermate.

I remember those old Scripto transluscent stick pens with the metal clip. If I remember correctly, the hexagonal barrel and ink tube was one piece with a hole at the top. They were horrible writers.

Those erasable pens did a number on lefties. The smudging was awful.

I don't know that much about calligraphy... but I wanted to ask, what type of calligraphy were you taught? Palmer or zaner bloser?

Did you try using an eraser from a friction pen?

Oh god, this pen is awful. Clear case of trying to do two diametrically opposite jobs and failing at both.