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Alphacolor Chalk Crayons

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Description: One boxed set of colored chalk crayons, labeled Alphacolor Chalk Crayons, manufactured by the Weber Costello Company, Chicago Heights, Illinois, ca. 1945. The set is comprised of 24 sticks of chalk housed in a rectangular cardboard box. Laid into the box is a small printed advertisement for "Other Weber Costello Products: blackboard, erasers, chalk, maps, globes."
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Date: circa 1945
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Creator: Korzenik, Diana (1941-)(Opens in new tab)

The Winner Chalk Crayons

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One box of chalk crayons entitled The Winner Chalk Crayons, No. 890, manufactured by O.N.C. (Our New Crayon), ca. 1900. The box contains 7 pieces of chalk. Printed on the box are seven phrases: "Seven Colors"; "One Penny"; "For Slate and Blackboard Use"; and "We lead them all." The Falcon trademark appears in the center of the front side.

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Number 25 12 Sticks, Assorted Colored Chalk

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One boxed set of colored chalk. The box is labeled Number 25, 12 sticks Assorted Colored Chalk, manufactured by the Southern Crayon Company, Nashville, Tennessee, ca. 1920. The box is printed in blue and white. All 12 sticks of chalk are present.

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Tony Sarg's Circus Crayons

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One boxed set of colored crayons entitled Tony Sarg's Circus Crayons, manufactured by the TransoGram Company, Inc., New York, ca. 1920. This set consists of 12 large wax crayons set within a cardboard cutout holder in the shape of a circus hippopotamus. The hippo is wearing a circus blanket upon which the title and the manufacturer's names are printed. The crayon box is between the two sides of the hippopotamus, creating a 3-dimensional crayon holder. There is no date of manufacture, and there is no top lid for the crayon box. The dimensions given are for the cardboard hippo, minus the height of the crayons.

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American The 'Old Faithful' Crayons 1044

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One boxed set of chalk entitled American The 'Old Faithful' Crayons 1044, manufactured by the American Crayon Co., Sandusky, Ohio and New York, ca. 1900. This set of thin chalk contains 25 different colors, all of which are fragments. The set is housed within a blue paperboard box. Laid in are two sheets containing Italian ms. writing on them.

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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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Four boxed sets of crayons manufactured by Binney & Smith Company

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Four boxed sets of colored crayons, each manufactured by Binney & Smith Co., New York, circa 1905-1920. Set 10: Spectra Pastel Crayon, No. 15 (6 chalk crayons) Set 11: 'Boston' Pressed Crayon, No. 2 (8 wax crayons) Set 12: 'Reubens' Crayola (18 wax crayons) Set 13: Crayola School Crayons, No. 8 (8 wax crayons) Each of the boxes vary in color, design and size. Title supplied by cataloger.

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