Adding Color to the World

When Binney & Smith introduced Crayola crayons in 1903, each box came with only eight colors. In 1949, the company brought out an expanded, 48-crayon collection, followed by 64 colors in 1958. The number increased to 72 in 1972, to 80 in 1990, to 96 in 1993 and to 120 in 1998.