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No. The Etch-A-Sketch has always contained aluminum powder and plastic beads. Mercury would not work, as it would clean the glass, rather than coating it.

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Chris Roberts

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Definitely contained Mercury. I think it was to clear the screen. Myself & several other people from the 1960s broke them. Liquid silver balls that you can't pick up. Mercury without a shadow of a doubt. Later they changed the mercury for plastic balls.
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KarL Erikson

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Originally in 1960's the contained MERCURY just like a thermometer, cracked one open and liquid metallic beads formed , Aluminum Powder doesn't liquefy at room temperature, it liquefies at over 600 degrees Celsius
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No. It contains aluminum powder (and beads to keep the powder from clumping).

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The original 1960's version had MERCURY , just like a thermometer, cracked one open and liquid metal beaded up , Aluminum Powder in current ones won't liquefy unless at over 600 degrees Celsius.

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