Historedia
Person

Edward Nairne (new person candidate)

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1770

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Edward Nairne (new person candidate), with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Joseph Priestley's invention of the rubber eraser

    1770

    Role: Optician and instrument maker who reportedly marketed the eraser

    1. 1770 · UnspecifiedNairne's Marketing

      Edward Nairne reportedly developed and marketed the first widely used rubber eraser in 1770.

    2. 15 April 1770 · UnspecifiedFootnote Description

      Priestley described a substance for removing pencil marks in a footnote dated April 15, 1770.

Sources

  1. Eraser Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24