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Cracker Jack Painting and Drawing Book for Crayon and Water Color Painting
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One boxed painting set entitled Cracker Jack Painting and Drawing Book for Crayon and Water Color Painting, manufactured by Saalfield Publishing Company, Akron, Ohio, New York and Chicago, copyright 1917. The set is comprised of six small cakes of watercolor paint in wooden tubs, two metal dishes, a paintbrush, a box of 8 (5 are missing) wax crayons, and a painting and drawing book that contains chromolithograph and lithograph images for painting and coloring. Printed at the top of the title on the top lid is "It's an Ullman Coloring Outfit." "The Ullman Mfg. Co., N.Y." is printed at the bottom of the top lid. The drawing/coloring book has been colored in, but not completely. The paints have been used. The painting book bears the copyright date of 1917.
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Colored Crayons in Your School
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One pamphlet entitled Colored Crayons in Your School, by Fred Hamilton Daniels, published by Joseph Dixon Crucible Co., Jersey City, New Jersey, ca. 1930. This pamphlet is 16 numbered pages in length, including the back cover. The pamphlet discusses the use of color in the classroom, the importance of color in learning about art , and how to create art. The front cover is illustrated with a reproduction of a still life drawing of a platter and a vase. A publisher's statement regarding the intended use of the booklet is printed on the back cover. The booklet is illustrated with 6 color reproductions of images using colored pencils and crayons; much of the text discusses each of the images. "The Sparrell Print, Boston" is printed at the bottom inside the back cover.
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Dixon’s Colored Crayons, No. 1535
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One boxed set of colored crayons entitled Dixon's Colored Crayons, No. 1535, manufactured by Joseph Dixon Crucible Co., Jersey City, New Jersey, ca. 1910. This box contains 10 colored wax crayons. The box is blue with gold lettering and a decorative border.
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The Falcon Best Crayons with Color Book
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One boxed set of crayons entitled The Falcon Best Crayons with Color Book, High Grade 14 Colors, No. 163 on the front and "The Falcon Best Crayons, Fine Quality, No. 163" on the reverse. The cover of the box shows a young boy using the crayons to draw in the enclosed coloring book. The cardboard box slides open to reveal the small coloring book and the crayons. The book, The Leisure Hour Drawing Book for Instructive Sketching and Coloring Purposes, contains 16 printed images to color. Of the crayons, only 7 remain intact. Others, including two from a different manufacturer, are in pieces.
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Examples for crayon drawing. : Venus of Milo
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Image of the bust of a sculpture of the goddess Venus.
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Dixon's Pencils and Colored Crayons for School Purposes
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One booklet entitled Dixon's Pencils and Colored Crayons for School Purposes, published by the Joseph Dixon Crucible Company, Jersey City, New Jersey, ca. 1911. This booklet is 24 numbered pages in length, and is illustrated with color and black and white reproductions of colored pencil drawings and sketches. An ornamental design is below the title on the front cover. A color advertisement for Dixon's American Graphite Pencils appears on the back cover. The body of the pamphlet is divided into several titled sections: "Drawing as Part of An Education"; "Drawing in Black"; "Drawing in Color"; and "Economy in Crayons." Interspersed throughout are advertisements for Dixon's pencils. Many of the illustrations are signed by Rachel Weston.
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