Name/Title
Blackboard eraser, MINED (Cuban Ministry of Education)Entry/Object ID
2025.11.46Description
A rectangular chalkboard eraser ("borrador de pizarra") with a molded green plastic body. The top face has a recessed panel embossed with the outline map of Cuba and the legend "MINED – CUBA" (upper right); the long edges have a scalloped/wavy molded profile. The underside carries a felt/wool erasing pad (mottled grey-brown, embedded with chalk dust and multicolored lint from use) seated in the plastic base.Acquisition
Accession
2025.11Acquisition Method
PurchaseMade/Created
Manufacturer
MINEDPlace
Country
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
Maker: MINED — Ministerio de Educación de Cuba — per the embossed "MINED – CUBA" mark. State-issued school supply; the manufacturing enterprise is not separately named.
Date: Post-1959. The Ministry of Education existed before 1959 but rose to prominence after the Revolution, with the literacy campaign and expansion of public schools; the MINED acronym and outline-of-Cuba emblem are revolutionary-era branding. Most plausibly 1960s–1980s (within range); no printed date, so the exact year is unconfirmed and the upper bound is open (MINED still operates).Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Top — embossed outline map of Cuba and "MINED – CUBA." No date or manufacturing-enterprise mark.Materials
Material Notes
Materials: Molded green plastic body; felt/wool erasing pad (the multicolored fibers suggest reclaimed/recycled wool felt).
Technique: Molded plastic body with intaglio-embossed map and lettering; felt pad attached to the base.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
MINEDCreated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
February 3, 2026Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 12, 2026
