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United States Crayon Co. Junior Handy Crayon Set

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United States Crayon Co. Junior Handy Crayon Set

Category

World's Fairs

Classification

CHENHALL - Tools & Equipment for Materials - Painting T&E - Crayon

Object Origin
Manufacturer:

The United States Crayon Company

Date Manufactured:

c. 1933

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Junior Crayon set in original souvenir cardboard box (a) by United States Crayon Company. Lid flap detached. Contains seven (7) wax crayons: orange (b), purple (c), blue (d), green (e), yellow (f), red (g), and brown (h). Each crayon is wrapped in a paper wrapper in its corresponding color with the text "HANDY JUNIORS" in white. Box is red and blue with white text. Half of the box is red, the other half is blue. Diagonally split down the middle....

Measurements: Object:
    Length: 4.5 in, Width: 3.375 in, Depth: 0.375 in
    Weight: 0.157 lbs

Credit

Gift of Howard Rossen, 1993.44.588a-h

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United States Crayon Co. Junior Handy Crayon Set

About: United States Crayon Co. Junior Handy Crayon Set

About: United States Crayon Co. Junior Handy Crayon Set

This is a red and blue crayon box made by the United States Crayon Company specifically for the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition. During the Exposition, many international, domestic, and local Chicago companies sold or handed out souvenirs to visitors to advertise their business and products. The United States Crayon Company was a Chicago based crayon company found in 1854 and located in Cicero, Illinois. The company primarily made industrial crayons under the name Handy. However, for the Exposition, they manufactured various sets of Junior Handy crayon sets for children.


 The crayon box displays a small image of a skyline and a log cabin encompassed by a cloud. Inside the crayon box are seven crayons: orange, purple, blue, green, yellow, red, and brown. Each crayon is wrapped with paper advertising that the crayons are waterproof and will mark anything. The wrapper also promotes the company as makers of everything related to crayons and tailors’ chalk. The United States Crayon Company was the longest running crayon company in the United States that was never bought out or merged. The company recently closed in the 2000s.

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