CRAYOLA
1885 1903
According to Crayola's website, red and blue are kids' two favorite Crayola crayons.
Crayola brand crayons were the first kids crayons ever made, invented by cousins, Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith. The brand's first box of eight Crayola crayons made its debut in 1903. The crayons were sold for a nickel and the colors were black, brown, blue, red, purple, orange, yellow, and green.
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8, Crayola brand crayons (compare prices) were the first kids crayons ever made, invented by cousins, Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith. The brand's first box of eight Crayola crayons made its debut in 1903. The crayons were sold for a nickel and the colors were black, brown, blue, red, purple, orange, yellow, and green. The word Crayola was created by Alice Stead Binney (wife of Edwin Binney) who took the French words for chalk (craie) and oily (oleaginous) and combined them.
More than 100 billion crayons have been produced so far. The first crayons consisted of a mixture of charcoal and oil. In the early 1900s, cousins Edwin Binney and Harold Smith developed a nontoxic wax crayon. Binney's wife, Alice, attached the French word for chalk, craie, with "ola," from oily, to form the Crayola brand name. Their first box of Crayola crayons were sold for a nickel in 1903. The first Crayola crayons came in a box of eight colors: black, blue, brown, green, orange, purple, red and yellow. By 1957, 40 new colors were introduced. Today there are more than 120 crayon colours, including Atomic Tangerine, Blizzard Blue, Mango Tango, Outrageous Orange, Laser Lemon, Screamin' Green and Shocking Pink. Over 5 billion crayons are produced each year.
Crayola is the leading crayon manufactuer, and offers the widest variety of products as well as colors for children. its 98 count box is the largest amongst any of its competitors.
Crayola brand crayons were the first kids crayons ever made, invented by cousins, Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith. The brand's first box of eight Crayola crayons made its debut in 1903. The crayons were sold for a nickel and the colors were black, brown, blue, red, purple, orange, yellow, and green.
Crayola has two manufacturing facilites in Pennsylvania and one in Mexico. Check the crayon box and see if it says made in USA or made in Mexico. I believe crayons are made in all three locations.
Crayola has two manufacturing facilites in Pennsylvania and one in Mexico. Check the crayon box and see if it says made in USA or made in Mexico. I believe crayons are made in all three locations.
Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith introduced their Crayola Crayons in a box of 8 in 1903. The first colors were black, brown, blue, red, purple, orange, yellow, and green. 5 cents.