From eight colours in 1903 to the current 120 lineup, the number of Crayola colours has doubled every 28 years.
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Thank you to Stephen Van Worley.
Evolution of the Crayola colour chart, 1903-2010
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Footage of London streets, 1903
Anna and Richard Wagner, 1900-1945
The Brixton Zebra
Colour photographs from the Rothschilds
Evolution of Marvel Comic Characters
American Child Labour c.1900-1937, by Lewis Wickes Hines
The Motorist and his Bride
Replica Shackleton Whisky
First Tour De France, 1903
Blackfoot Decorated Tipis c.1900
Antikamnia Chemical Company Calendars, 1899 / 1900
Patent Medicine Trade Cards, c.1900
Evolution of Game Controllers
Women of the Future, 1902
Evolution of Good Housekeeping, 1886-1934
Accessories for Open Driving, 1907
'At the Floral Ball', 1900, by Alice Guy-Blaché
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, Seattle, early 1900s
"The Boy Castaways of Black Lake Island" by J.M. Barrie, 1901
Fairground Glass Slides, c.1900s
Petticoat Lane, 1903
More of a pantone man myself.
Mmmm… colour chart…. “Thinnies” (thin crayons as opposed to thick, chunky baby crayons) were a real status symbol at primary school! I remember being awed by my first box of 64 crayola crayons at 8yrs old! The perfect colours all sitting magnificently in their stepped rows… even gold and silver crayons and a crayon sharpener!! It was the first sign of a manic obsession with colour charts. Now I make do with the scrolling charts of pantone colours in a photoshop palette to keep my obsession in check!
Fantastic!
I prefer a era with less colour
Can we blame Crayola for the ugly 1970s?
i preferred derwent colours percils the full box from the 50′s