Crayola LLC, formerly the Binney & Smith Company, is an American manufacturing and retail company specializing in art supplies. It is known for its brand Crayola and best known for its crayons. The company is headquartered in Forks Township, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. Since 1984, Crayola has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Hallmark Cards.
Rubens No. 500 box, c. 1904–12
Original Munsell crayons box
The first two Gold Medal line 8-count boxes
No. 52 box, c. 1939–44
A crayon is a stick of pigmented wax used for writing or drawing. Wax crayons differ from pastels, in which the pigment is mixed with a dry binder such as gum arabic, and from oil pastels, where the binder is a mixture of wax and oil.
A colorful selection of crayons
A wide variety of crayon boxes have been produced over the years
Early Dixon crayon ad from Aug 1901
A March 1905 ad from Crayola