A.K. Cross Co.
Boston, MA
1918 - mid 1920s
Other Locations
Boston, MA - Headquarters
Ashland, MA - Their initial
warehouse
Winthrop, MA - Their warehouse by
1923 (unclear when they made the move from Ashland)
History
A.K. Cross was a company that
headquartered in Boston, MA and specialized in various self taught art
education instruction packages. They
also got into the crayon business with at least one product but may have
produced more or perhaps other sizes.
These were really their primary focus, they simply supported their Cross
Drawing Glass product by providing their own crayons along with the rest of the
kit.
It is difficult to establish when
they first opened their doors and when they closed them but based on their
advertising it would appear they started sometime in the mid 1910s and were
likely closed during the great depression in the late 1920s. There is currently only one surviving example
of their crayon products.
Known Crayon Boxes
|
Product Name |
ID |
Box |
Colors |
Crayons |
Box Color |
Design |
Variation |
Years |
Rarity |
Value |
|
A.K.
Cross |
AKC0001 |
TFT |
6 |
6 |
Tan |
Line
Border |
Black
Text, Winthrop |
1918-1923 |
9 |
$30 |
Photos
|
|
|
AKC0001 |
