The History of Crayons
Introduction and Table of Contents
This is a multi-part history of the wax crayon. The story could continue but I ended in the
1920s because copyright laws make it more difficult to provide supporting
pictures of advertising to address a proper research into the detailed timeline
from that point on. Perhaps in the
future I will expand that but without digital resources for the era from
1920-1980 that will take much more time and effort.
Each part has a link at the top to all the prior parts and a link at
the bottom to the next part as well as the ability to navigate through the
story through this table of contents.
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Title/Link |
Years |
Features |
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1000BC-1850 |
Preface, Greek/Roman origins, Encaustic method, Lithograph crayons |
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1850-1895 |
Ceresine Production,
European Influences, Franklin Mfg Co., Milton Bradley |
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1880-1900 |
Eberhard Faber,
Joseph Dixon Crubicle, Eagle Pencil, American Lead
Pencil |
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1900-1905 |
Standard Crayon, B.B., American Crayon, Binney
& Smith (Crayola) |
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1903-1905 |
First assortments and colors, school girl branding, original ads,
original colors |
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1905-1908 |
Wadsworth Howland, New England Crayon, Brownies, European brands, Hardmuths, Joseph Dixon’s Western Expansion, Franklin
Company change, Munsell, Ullman
Mfg, Prang Educational Co., Golden Gate crayons, a 16 color box, Pressed Crayons,
Crayonart/Crayograph,
Littlefield/Crayola Partnership |
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1909-1912 |
American Crayons Coloring Contest Campaign, C.F. Weber, Durel, Crayola Assortment Switchover to Gold Medal
Branding |
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1911-1915 |
C-r-a-y-o, Favoral, F. Weber, Colonial
Crayon, A.L. Solomon, Scott Foresman & Co,
National Crayon, Practical Drawing Publishing |
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1910-1919 |
Eberhard Faber,
Penny Packages, Crayel, Bon-ton, Crayograph, Old Faithful Logo, Franklin’s 175 Crayon
Assortment |