Crayola® is a brand of marking utensils, such as markers, chalk, and colored pencils manufactured by Crayola LLC (formerly Binney & Smith). The Crayola company was one of the first to make its crayons, chalk, markers, and colored pencils as well as other writing utensils and artistry tools non-toxic. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The logo for Crayola products. ... Crayola LLC, headquartered in Forks Township, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley, is a manufacturer of childrens toys including Crayola crayons and Silly Putty. ...

It is primarily popular in the United States, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Guatemala and the United Kingdom among other countries.

History

The company was founded in New York City in 1885 as Binney & Smith. The founders were cousins Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith.[1] Binney & Smith's initial products were colorants for industrial use, including red oxide pigment and carbon for making tires black. In 1900 the company added production of slate school pencils. Binney's experimentation with industrial materials including slate waste, cement, and talc, led to the invention of the first dustless white chalk, for which the company won a gold medal at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1902.[1] In 1903, the company produced another innovation, the first child-friendly crayons, which it sold under the brand name "Crayola." The crayons that had existed previously were made from wax, dull in color, and used mainly in industry.[1] The word "Crayola" was coined by Binney's wife Alice,[1][2] with the meaning "oily chalk."[1] The National Museum of American History has described the first Crayola crayons as an "overnight success".[1] In 1999 Crayola crayons became one of the first inductees in the National Toy Hall of Fame. However, the notion that this is the origin of the company's name is misguided. The company actually takes its name form Creon, the tragic king from the famous play by Sophocles. Since 1984, the company has been a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards. [3] On January 1, 2007, the company changed its name from "Binney & Smith" to "Crayola".[2] Information released by the company stated that the new name was adopted to showcase the company's well-known brand, which was in use in more than 80 countries and had 99% name recognition in U.S. consumer households.[2]

Timeline

Main article: Timeline of Crayola

<nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here</nowiki>The following is a partial timeline of Crayolas history. ...

Crayola colors

Main article: List of Crayola crayon colors

The colors in the 8, 16, and 24 packs.

Crayola crayon packs have come in a variety of sizes from 2 crayons up to 800 for the bulk boxes. The colors contained in a package have ranged from 2 up to 200 (although a 200 color package includes "special effect" crayons such as glitters or neons, etc.). In general, though, the most common packages are multiples of eight: 8, 16, 24, 32, (40), 48, (56), 64, 72, 80, (88), 96, (104), (112), and 120 packs. The 120 pack is sometimes a package composed of two 48 pack containers and a 24 pack container. There have been 240 pack Crayola Cases that simply house two of the 120 crayon cases, although limited a number of these have been produced since 2005. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 721 KB) Summary Crayola crayons as photographed by me, George Hernandez (George Hernandez), on 2005-08-25. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 721 KB) Summary Crayola crayons as photographed by me, George Hernandez (George Hernandez), on 2005-08-25. ...

Here are the colors in the 8, 16, and 24 packs as of 2005 (color values are approximate): 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• The Crayola Official Website
• A crayon collectors site with extensive info on Crayola crayons and boxes
• Tiona Marco has made a small but growing splash in the visual art scene by her artwork; she uses crayola crayons to create fine art drawings on construction paper.
• Orange: A Crayola raw materials data sheet from the 1970's Smithsonian Institution Libraries
• Binney & Smith Timeline
• Color Chronology from Crayola.com
• Color Chronology from FactMonster.com
• Crayola Crayon History - About.com
• Antique Crayola color lists - Antique Crayola colors found in old Crayola boxes. Many are not on Crayola's own Chronology.
• 2004 State-Your-Color contest - gave equivalent state, Washington DC and patriotic color names for a limited edition 64 crayon box. They are added as equivalents to the Crayola alphabetic color list in the wiki main article above. This list is also on the Crayola site, but the linked web page is more compact and has a reviewer comment.
• Color Icon: Crayola Crayons