crayons are made from paraffin wax.
crayons are made from paraffin wax.
what kind of wax are crayons made from?
paraffin wax
another one of the earliest recorded evidence of the modern paraffin wax crayon comes from charles a. bowley, a resident outside of danvers, ma who developed what he thought were the first wax coloring crayons in the late 1880s. mr. bowley had been selling various stationery items around the vicinity of danvers and had developed clumps of colored wax designed for marking leather. with the need for more accuracy, he went back to his home and formed the wax crayons into more manageable cylinder shapes similar to that of a pencil. the crayons were approximately five and one-half inches long and sold out quickly. he packaged his crayons into decorative boxes and offered them through stationer clients he knew. the demand for his crayons soon exceeded his ability to keep up with production and he contacted the american crayon company in 1902 to partner and create a full blown catalog of crayon offerings.
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known for their chalk crayons, the american crayon company in sandusky, oh spread out to the wax crayon market in 1902. as the popularity of bowley's crayons spread to schools, his ability to keep up with production forced him to partner with the american crayon company who increased his manufacturing output by adopting his crayons and offering a full blown catalog of crayons in 1902. these boxes included the american crescent drawing crayons in 7 and 14 color packages, the american special school and drawing crayons in 7 and 14 colors, the american electric drawing crayons in 7 and 12 colors, the american brownie crayons in 7, 12 and 28 colors along with a wooden canister containing 14 colors, the american perfection crayons in a wooden canister of 7 colors, the american banner containing six colors and a pencil sharpener.
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