The Crayola Section
Crayola has such a rich
and diverse crayon history and line of products and colors that they warrant
their very own section. In here you’ll
find a more detailed history of the company, expanded interesting facts,
research and photos of every known crayon box the company ever made, research
on every color ever printed on a crayon wrapper. There is a section that looks at the product
line Crayola used year by year and a section that focuses on specific products
and walks through the variations from start to finish. The container spreadsheet is rich with data
to research.
For color collectors
there is a comprehensive spreadsheet that identifies every known variation of a
color name printed on a Crayola crayon wrapper.
Each crayon is broken down by size and by generations of design to help
identify and accurately age your crayons.
There is a listing of the crayons contained in each box/container to
help you track down colors and where they are found.
Finally, there are a
series of articles and features specific to Crayola. From focuses on product lines with
interesting histories to specific crayons or box stories to feature, each of
these enhances your experience and research.
There are many inaccuracies about Crayola and their detailed product
lines that need to be corrected; I’ve tried to be clear on the real timelines
and facts based on research material, known physical crayon boxes, ads,
catalogs, price lists and any other factual evidence that helps build the story
of their incredible history in an accurate light.
If you are looking for information about the boxes or containers the
crayons came in…
Crayon Containers Spreadsheet that documents all known
crayon boxes.
Container Photos Thumbnails of photos with BS reference numbers
numerically as assigned
Product Lines Chronological progression of product lines with
pictures and info on each box
Product Line by Years Year by year progression of what was available for
that year with pictures
If you are looking for information
about the colors…
The Definitive
History of the Colors of Crayola This is a 40-part
series that chronicles Crayola’s colors from 1903 up
to the current day.
Crayons Identifies all of the crayon sizes and types
and a chronology of the crayon wrapper designs.
You’ll also find links to all things related to Crayola colors here.
Crayons
in Containers Spreadsheet that
documents what crayons are within each crayon box (if known)
If you are looking for history, interesting facts, articles related to
Crayola or anything else…
The History of
the Crayola No 64 box This is a
multi-part series that chronicles the iconic 64 color box from its debut to
current day.
Making Sense out of Magic Scents The storyline helps explain the progression and content of one of the more confusing series of special effect crayon lines
The Inside Story of the Torch Red Crayon This article will help to explain how and why Torch Red came to be such a rare color and where to find it.
Crayola 8 count tins – A history Crayola crayons also came in metal tins as an option. Find out their progression through the years and how many they made
The Big Boxes An overview of the “Big Box” and 96 count size boxes that started coming out in the early 1990s up to current.