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Plastic Scented Eraser, "Banana" (TZ-1019), with Printed Paper Sleeve and Cellophane Wrapper

Object/Artifact

Small rectangular plastic eraser, matte-surfaced and purple/violet, in its original printed paper sleeve, over-wrapped in clear cellophane. The paper sleeve is printed in a purple-and-cream gingham/check pattern with, in dark blue arched lettering, "PLASTIC ERASER"; a colour illustration of a bunch of yellow bananas; the word "Banana" in light-blue script; the product code "TZ-1019" at lower right; and a small red logo at upper right (same mark as the "Pineapple" variant). The eraser protrudes from the top of the sleeve. Apparently unused, still in its wrapper.

Plastic Scented Eraser, "Banana" (TZ-1019), with Printed Paper Sleeve and Cellophane Wrapper Plastic Scented Eraser, "Banana" (TZ-1019), with Printed Paper Sleeve and Cellophane Wrapper Plastic Scented Eraser, "Banana" (TZ-1019), with Printed Paper Sleeve and Cellophane Wrapper - Image 2 Plastic Scented Eraser, "Banana" (TZ-1019), with Printed Paper Sleeve and Cellophane Wrapper - Image 2
Plastic Scented Eraser, "Banana" (TZ-1019), with Printed Paper Sleeve and Cellophane Wrapper - Image 2

2025.11.69

A mass-produced novelty eraser, the third documented variant of a fruit-themed TZ-1019 series in this collection (with "Grape" and "Pineapple"). Such small imported stationery items circulated among Cuban schoolchildren and households; as with other imported goods here, 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. Eligibility for 1959–c.1990 cannot be confirmed from the object alone and must come from acquisition/provenance records. Brand/product name: "Banana"; product code TZ-1019; small red logo at upper right (same as on the "Pineapple" variant; partly legible, uncertain reading). Manufacturer / country / city / dates: ⚠️ NOT IDENTIFIED. Research on "TZ-1019" and this fruit-eraser line (done for the Grape and Pineapple variants) returned no manufacturer — only unrelated modern erasers. The "TZ-" prefix and English-language fruit-novelty styling are typical of East Asian export stationery — a stylistic impression, not evidence.

Paper sleeve: "PLASTIC ERASER"; "Banana"; "TZ-1019"; small red logo

1 eraser (matte plastic/vinyl body, purple/violet) 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

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