Crayon set
Cosmic Crayon Co Ltd
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1960 - circa 1969
Materials
Plastic, wax and printed paper
Measurements
10 mm x 95 mm x 215 mm (Case); 75-90 mm (Length of crayons); 7 mm (Diameter of crayons);
Place of origin
Bedford
Collection
National Trust Museum of Childhood (Accredited Museum)
NT 671974
Summary
A set of 24 crayons in a plastic case, with a black base and a hinged, clear plastic top. The case is in three sections. Each crayon has a paper wrapper printed with the words FINART, NON TOXIC, MADE IN ENGLAND AT BEDFORD BY THE COSMIC CRAYON CO. LTD, and describes the colour with an individual colour number. The colours with their numbers are as follows: white no 10 grey no 35 black no 2 violet no 7 blue violet no 20 red violet no 61 blue no 3 violet blue no 76 green blue no 36 blue green no 18 green no 5 yellow green no 78 green yellow no 37 yellow no 9 orange yellow no 52 yellow orange no 79 orange no 6 red orange no 60 red no 8 orange red [has no number] violet red [has no number] carnation pink no 25 peach no 94 brown no 4
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Fleur Atkins in 2018, who bought the set 'a few years ago' from a charity shop in either Nottingham or Loughborough.
Makers and roles
Cosmic Crayon Co Ltd , manufacturer