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Crayola

Crayola were first introduced in 1903, by 1905 they had manufactured 30 different colours. In 1958 the number of colours in the range increased to 64 and then the new florescent colours came in 1972. The number of available colors was increased to 96 in 1993 and to 120 in 1998, though with thirteen crayons being retired along the way, the grand total of colors is 133. Along with the regular packs of crayons, there have been many specialty sets, including Silver Swirls which came in 1990 which consisted of 24 silvery colors.

In 1994, Crayola released the Gem Tones, a pack of 16 crayons modeled after real precious stones, in that same year Magic sense were also produced a 16-pack of crayons that released realistic fragrances when used. In 1995, Crayola changed 13 of 16 scents because of complaints received by parents that some of the crayons smelled good enough to eat, like the Cherry, Chocolate, & Blueberry scented crayons. The Silly Scents are currently produced by Crayola in a 16-pack, they have silly names like alien armpit and Sasquatch Socks! In 1997, Crayola released a 16-pack of crayons, each of which contains a solid color with flecks of two other colors in it. Colors for crayons other than Mixed Veggies and Star Spangled Banner come from information on the crayon wrapper in that same year Crayola released a 16-pack of Pearl Brite crayons.

In 1999, Crayola released Crayons with Glitter as part of a Special Effects crayons package. In 2001, Crayola started producing the Metallic FX crayons, a set of 16 metallic crayons whose names were chosen through a contest open to residents of the U.S. and Canada. They are still available today. As time has gone on Crayola have tried many different ideas like "Heads and Tails" These crayons are double-sided and encased in plastic tubes that function much like the ones on Crayola Twistables which are basically of the same principle. Each crayon has two shades of a specific color.

In 2007, Crayola released the True to Life crayons. The tri-color tips are intended to "bring scenes to life." Each crayon is extra-long and contained within a plastic casing similar to that of Crayola Twistables crayons. They had names like Sahara Desert which was brown and cream tones and Milky way which had blue and purple tones. In 2009 Crayola created long extendable crayons with extreme bright and florecent colours.