What crayons are there in an eight pack of crayons?

Answer 1

There can be different ones in different packs. The most familiar assortment is: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Black, Brown, Violet (purple). The original "No. 8" crayon box didn't come from Crayola, it actually came from Franklin Mfg. Co (which later changed their name to Franklin Crayon Co.) in Rochester, NY in 1901. They were the first real crayon company producing crayons in the USA. Crayola began their crayon production in Aug 1903 and one of their earlier boxes was also 8 colors but wasn't called the "No 8 until 1905 when they changed to the "Gold Medal" design box that branded their product for the next 50 years. Though their original color names weren't exactly the ones used today (English Vermillion was the red color crayon used originally) they have been consistent with these primary colors for over a 100 years.