Jenny's Crayon Collection: Crayola Factory

2001 15th Birthday Crayola Factory 64 Crayons

The Crayola Experience was called the Crayola Factory. The Crayola Factory was started in 1996. It was established as a place for fans and kids to visit Crayola in the Easton, Pennsylvania, the city for the headquarters of Crayola. Personally I wish they still had tours of their facility, but I love visiting the now Crayola Experience. The building the Factory was built in was an old mall that has been renovated to accommodate the play center. There are four floors now. Back in the day there were a lot less exhibits and play areas. The areas included, a Super Sculptures area with Model Magic, a giant Crayola Color Carousel, a Crayola After Dark area where guess painted with light wands on the way to make designs and shadow prints. There was also a cool movies area where kids danced and then it was projected on a giant screen in different colors and patterns. There was a Crayola Chronology area that showed Crayola's history and a Crayola Crayon Manufacturing area where guests can see how crayons are made.

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Color Information
Boxes: 15th Birthday Crayola Factory 64 Crayons
What's inside the box:
Purchase Information: Fellow Collector
Where to buy: eBay

This is a collectible box because it was made in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Crayola Factory.

Collecting Information

Boxes: 15th Birthday Crayola Factory 64 Crayons
Other Boxes: This is only known box for the Crayola Factory Celebration

Year: 2001

Style Numbers: 52-1167

Code Numbers: 52-1167-0-200

UPC Numbers: 071662111670

Manufacturing Location: USA
Where to buy: eBay

Blue Ribbon Crayola Crayon, One Hundred Billion

In 1996 Crayola celebrated in a major way by making it's 100,000,000,000 or one hundred billion crayon. To commemorate this occasion Fred Rogers, aka Mister Rogers visited the Crayola Factory in February 1996, and poured the wax for the one hundred billionth crayon. 1 million commemoration blue ribbon crayons were made and put in a special limited edition 96 count box. Ten of the blue ribbon crayons were wrapped in gold foil, the winner won a trip to the opening of the Crayola Factory and a chance to win the one hundred billionth crayon. The winner of this crayon Darlen Martin won the crayon and sold it back to Crayola for $100,000. If it had been me there would have been no way I would have given it back haha. There were also crayons wrapped in silver and red foil. The silver crayons got a giant blue ribbon crayon replica and the red ones got a plush toy. I was able to secure my hands on one of these blue ribbon crayons. It looks like they were also sold separately at the Crayola Store at the Crayola Factory. Thanks Ed Welter for your info on this!

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Collecting Information
This is a highly collectible crayon because it is hard to find.

Crayon: blue ribbon crayon commemorating 100,000,000,000 Crayola Crayons!
Other Boxes: This crayon is also contained in a special limited edition 96 count box. It comes in gold, silver, and red foil.

Year: 1996

Manufacturing Location: USA
Where to buy: eBay (may be hard to find)

Here is the wrapper for the blue ribbon crayon.

Crayola Factory Crayons: What's Inside the Box

The Crayola 4 count Crayola Factory boxes were distributed when visitors visited the Crayola Factory in Easton, Pennsylvania. The Crayola Factory was originally opened in 1996. The Factory was originally opened at the urge of city leaders to help revitalize downtown Easton. It has since expanded and the area now boasts a large number of businesses. It was rebranded and renamed Crayola Experience in 2013. Many attractions were added that focused on kids and color. I do not think they sell these boxes anymore with the newly opened Crayola Experiences, but they do sell larger boxes that are based on the areas geographical location. The Crayola Experience in Orlando, Florida sells a box with a picture of the Crayola Experience and a beach. The Crayola Experience in Easton, Pennsylvania sold a box based on some of Pennsylvania's history.

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