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Plastic Eraser, "Pineapple" (TZ-1019), with Printed Paper Sleeve and Cellophane Wrapper
Object/Artifact
Small rectangular plastic eraser, matte-surfaced and pale green, in its original printed paper sleeve, over-wrapped in clear cellophane. The paper sleeve is printed in a green-and-cream gingham/check pattern with, in dark blue arched lettering, "PLASTIC ERASER"; a dark blue-and-yellow illustration of a pineapple; the word "Pineapple" in yellow script; the product code "TZ-1019" at lower right; and a small red oval brand logo at upper right. The eraser protrudes from the top of the sleeve. Apparently unused, still in its wrapper.
2025.11.68
A mass-produced novelty eraser, part of a fruit-themed series (the collection also holds the "Grape" TZ-1019 variant). Such small imported stationery items circulated among Cuban schoolchildren and households; as with other imported goods in this collection, its presence depends on documented import to or purchase in Cuba.
2025.11
Purchase
No date on the object. Novelty erasers of this style span the 1970s–1990s and beyond. "Pineapple"; product code TZ-1019; a small red oval logo at upper right (partly legible — appears to read like "Chee" / "Ch—", uncertain). The "TZ-" prefix and English-language fruit-novelty styling are typical of East Asian export stationery.
Paper sleeve: "PLASTIC ERASER"; "Pineapple"; "TZ-1019"; small red oval logo (upper right, partly legible — possibly "Chee"; verify).
1 eraser (matte plastic/vinyl body, pale green) 1 printed paper sleeve 1 clear cellophane over-wrap
Plastic
Paper
Plastic/vinyl (likely PVC) eraser body, matte surface; printed paper sleeve; clear cellophane wrapper.
Very Good
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
use