Glossary Term: Crayon
It is uncertain when crayons were first invented, but they were known to have been used in Europe in the 1700's. In 1903, the first wax crayons were manufactured in the United States. The first box of eight wax crayons cost five cents. The eight colors were black, brown, blue, red, purple, orange, green and yellow. Today crayons can be made from wax, oil or plastic. Some crayons can be blended and others erased.

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