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Some of the characters that have graced the cover of crayon boxes include Popeye, like crayons. Key chains, piggy banks, and ready-made “time capsules” all come in
Little Orphan Annie, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Howdy Doody, Superman, Barbie, crayon shapes. There are even gallon buckets of Crayola Washable Kid’s Paint. In 1994
Power Rangers, and circus clowns. Cheerios produced a collectible cereal box, shaped like a large yellow crayon, full of,
There are some special crayons to watch for too. Over the years, Crayola has retired you guessed it, Cheerios. There are color sets, paint sets, toy sets, puzzles, and games
certain colors, making them rare and more valuable. Included in this list of retired all with Crayola Crayons on them. Even pages torn from Crayons, Chalks, Water
colors are Flesh, Prussian Blue, Indian Red, Green Blue, Orange Red, Blue Gray, and Colors, printed in the late 1920s and showing “Crayola Color and Paint Sets” are both
Raw Umber. beautiful and highly collectible. A cute patriotic collectible from Binney & Smith is
Today, crayon collecting has entered its Golden Age, meaning that everything its “Defend America Coin Saving Book” from the 1940s. There are even ties, plates,
imaginable is now associated with Crayola Crayons. There are dolls, stuffed animals, thermometers, watches, and Christmas ornaments with Crayola or crayons on them.
and plush toys that come in Crayola colors. Lunch boxes, pencil boxes, and other nifty And the list is as endless as the millions of children, all over the world, who have had a
containers all sport crayons or the name Crayola. Some collectible items are shaped more colorful and creative life due to Binney & Smith and Crayola Crayons.

Half of a Crayola
Crayon set of
bookends.

Disney Collectors love the
graphics on this 1940s box of Snow White Crayons made in
Donald Duck crayons. 1950s by Pressman.

New box of Crayola
Crayola Crayon 32¢ stamp. Crayons shows how little
the box has changed over
the years.

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MADDY'S ANTIQUES

121 W. Oak St. ARCADIA
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Town in Florida”
Country, Primitives, Vintage Sports “Come Spend the Day With US” By Florida Monthly
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Thur. & Fri. 12-4, Sat. 10-4 or by appt. 2
View our store at: maddysantiques.net ORANGE AVE MONROE ST OAK STREET POLK AVE DESOTO AVE
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Antique Association of Arcadia New Proprietors Dale & Sharon,

Visit www.ArcadiaFLAntiques.com for details Long-time dealers at The Galleria Mall,
Punta Gorda invite you to
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(Every 4th Saturday 8am-3pm) BARGAIN DAYS Antiques & Collectibles
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