Crayon

Name/Title

Crayon

Entry/Object ID

1997.14.9

Description

This is a box of Crayola crayons. The box is yellow with green text that reads "No. 8/ Trade/Crayola/ Mark/ Gold Medal/ Eight Colors/ School Crayons/ For Educational Color Work/ Manufactured by/ Binney & Smith Co./ New York, U.S.A.". The box also has green triangle details on the borders of the lid. The box is torn so that not all of the text can be read. There are crayons in the box. In pencil, 2.00 is written on the box, indicating the price of the crayons. This box design was sold from 1919 through 1927.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1919 - 1927

Notes

Date: 1923 circa

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Crayon

Nomenclature Class

Painting T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Parts

Count

1