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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.

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photos by Bryan Derballa via Wired

via Coudal Partners

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