No. 72 Crayola Crayons and Sharpener with Book of Crayon Projects from the Crayola Makers

I picked up the Crayola 72 crayons and sharpener on eBay. I was really excited to get it. Crayola first made the 72 count box in 1958. There are a few iterations of this box that continued until 1990 when it was changed to a carrying case. There are many crayons in this box that are rare. This box if from 1963. It was the first of its kind and included a book of crayon projects and a crayon sharpener.

There are repeat colors in this box; blue, red and black.

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Color Information

I did find out that some crayons that should have been in this box, PEACH, MAUVELOUS AND GOLDEN ROD were not included. I will have to find those to make the box complete. This is typical of vintage crayons bought online. Often times they will be missing colors. It is always good to double check before purchasing.

Boxes: No. 72 Crayola Crayons and Sharpener with Book of Crayon Projects from the Crayola Makers
What's inside the box: 

APRICOT, AQUAMARINE, BITTERSWEET, BLACK (3), BLUE (4), BLUE GRAY, BLUE GREEN, BLUE VIOLET, BRICK RED, BROWN, BURNT ORANGE, BURNT SIENNA, CADET BLUE, CARNATION PINK, COPPER, CORNFLOWER, FOREST GREEN, GOLD, GOLDEN ROD, GRAY, GREEN, GREEN BLUE, GREEN YELLOW, INDIAN RED, LAVENDER, LEMON YELLOW, MAGENTA, MAHOGANY, MAIZE, MAROON, MAUVELOUS, MELON, MIDNIGHT BLUE, MULBERRY, NAVY BLUE, OLIVE GREEN, ORANGE, ORANGE RED, ORANGE YELLOW, ORCHID, PEACH, PERIWINKLE, PINE GREEN, PLUM, RAW SIENNA, RAW UMBER, RED (4), RED ORANGE, RED VIOLET, SALMON, SEA GREEN, SEPIA, SKY BLUE, SILVER, SPRING GREEN, TAN, THISTLE, TURQUOISE BLUE, VIOLET, VIOLET BLUE, VIOLET RED, WHITE, YELLOW, YELLOW GREEN, YELLOW ORANGE

Purchase Information: eBay
Where to buy:  eBay

Collecting Information

This is an excellent set of boxes to collect. There are some rare crayons inside.

Boxes: No. 72 Count Crayola Crayons from with Book of Crayon Projects from The Crayola Makers

Year: 1963

Style Numbers:  none

Code Numbers:  none

UPC Numbers: none

Manufacturing Location: USA

Purchase Information: ebay

Where to buy: eBay

Here are the sides of the box and the crayon sharpener. I love the gold theme.

Here is the Crayola Crayon Project Book that came in the set. I would love to try some of these projects.