In 1903, we introduced the first box of 8 Crayola Crayons and sold them for a nickel. Included were the same 8 colours that are found in an 8‑pack today: red yellow blue green orange brown violet (purple) black.
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The Crayola Repositionable Stickers product was a licensed item. While it was discontinued several years ago, it may be helpful to know the label size 3113 can be located on several software programs. A popular software program is Microsoft Word. To find the Avery 3113 label listed in older versions of Microsoft Word, go to Tools, Letters and Mailings, Envelopes and Labels, Options, and then scroll down the product number table until you locate 3113 — Sticker. This same label size can be found in Print Shop software, near the bottom of the label list.
The 100 billionth Crayola Crayon, named “blue ribbon”, was created on February 6, 1996 by Mr. Fred Rogers. To commemorate the making of the 100 billionth crayon, we produced a limited edition Crayola 96 Big Box. Each specially marked box included a commemorative blue ribbon crayon with a white label. Winning crayons were wrapped in foil labels. While the contest has expired and all prizes had to be claimed by June 10, 1996, blue ribbon crayons continue to be special keepsake or collectible crayons.
Information about licensing agreements for the Crayola and Silly Putty brand names can be found at Contact Us or by contacting:Crayola 1100 Church Lane Easton, PA 18044 – 0431 Attn: Licensing Dept. Phone (610) 253.6271
Thank you for your request for information regarding a Yale University study in which 200 people were asked to identify 80 common aromas. While we do not have the entire list, the twenty most recognizable, in order, are: 1. Coffee 2. Peanut butter 3. Vicks VapoRub 4. Chocolate 5. Wintergreen oil 6. Baby powder 7. Cigarette butts 8. Mothballs 9. Dry cat food 10. Beer 11. Ivory bar soap 12. Juicy Fruit gum 13. Orange 14. Cinnamon 15. Lemon 16. Tuna 17. Banana 18. Crayons 19. Cheese 20. Bleach
Edwin Binney (1866−1934), was born in Shrub Oak, New York, and C. Harold Smith (1860−1931), was born in London, England, Together, they founded Binney & Smith in 1885, which was incorporated in 1902 and renamed Crayola in 2007.
There are no duplicate colours found in this item. The Telescoping Crayon Tower contains 118 regular Crayola Crayons, 16 Metallic FX Crayons, and 16 Glitter Crayons.
The basic ingredients contained in Crayola Crayons are paraffin wax and colour pigment. The ingredients are the same for all Crayola Crayon colours, with some modifications in special effects crayons. We manufacture almost 3 billion crayons each year. The paraffin wax is melted and mixed together with pre-measured amounts of colour pigments. We purchase the powder pigments and either use individual colours or mix the pigments to produce the many colours of Crayola Crayons. The hot wax mixture is poured into moulding machines. In about four to seven minutes, the crayons cool and become solid. The crayon manufacturing process can be viewed on our web site by visiting http://www.crayola.com/factory/preview/factory_floor/crayon_mfg.htm. There is a book available titled “Crayons From Start To Finish”. The book offers a behind-the-scenes look at the whole manufacturing process. To obtain this book, please visit your local library. As a further reference, the ISBN is 1−56711−390−7 and the author of the book is Samuel G. Woods.
