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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Crayola Factory That Produces 12 Million Crayons a Day

  • Brian HeaterBrian Heater
  • September 11, 2014

Wired traveled to the 101-year-old Crayola factory in Easton, Pennsylvania to take a behind-the-scenes look at how it churns out 12 million crayons a day. The fairly simple process begins with hundreds of thousands of pounds of uncolored paraffin wax delivered to the factory by train.

Crayola

Crayola

Crayola

photos by Bryan Derballa via Wired

via Coudal Partners

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