Inside the Colourful Crayola Factory

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    Here, crayons are separated and funnelled into boxes.
    1/21 Here, crayons are separated and funnelled into boxes.
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    A rotary table moulds coloured paraffin into wax crayons at the factory in Easton. Excess wax is caught by a scraper blade and recycled.
    2/21 A rotary table moulds coloured paraffin into wax crayons at the factory in Easton. Excess wax is caught by a scraper blade and recycled.
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    Anthony Breton, who works in general utility at the factory, adds orange pigment to paraffin to make crayons at the Pennsylvania factory.
    3/21 Anthony Breton, who works in general utility at the factory, adds orange pigment to paraffin to make crayons at the Pennsylvania factory.
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    A mixing kettle full of paraffin and orange powdered pigment is stirred up before being moulded into crayons at the Crayola factory in Easton.
    4/21 A mixing kettle full of paraffin and orange powdered pigment is stirred up before being moulded into crayons at the Crayola factory in Easton.
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    Orange crayons file through the mould table to the labeller.
    5/21 Orange crayons file through the mould table to the labeller.
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    Then labels wrap around orange crayons.
    6/21 Then labels wrap around orange crayons.
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    Once labels are attached, completed crayons are separated by funnels, which help sort them into 24 count boxes to be sold.
    7/21 Once labels are attached, completed crayons are separated by funnels, which help sort them into 24 count boxes to be sold.
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    A mixing kettle full of paraffin and cerise pigment is stirred up.
    8/21 A mixing kettle full of paraffin and cerise pigment is stirred up.
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    The paraffin is moulded into cerise crayons by the rotary table.
    9/21 The paraffin is moulded into cerise crayons by the rotary table.
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    As the paraffin is turned into wax crayons, the excess is caught by a scraper blade and recycled to make more crayons later on.
    10/21 As the paraffin is turned into wax crayons, the excess is caught by a scraper blade and recycled to make more crayons later on.
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    Cerise crayons roll down a moving belt from the rotary mould table to the labeller at the Crayola factory in Easton, Pennyslvania.
    11/21 Cerise crayons roll down a moving belt from the rotary mould table to the labeller at the Crayola factory in Easton, Pennyslvania.
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    Early steps involve mixing uncoloured paraffin with powder pigment.
    12/21 Early steps involve mixing uncoloured paraffin with powder pigment.
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    Formed crayons are labelled before being sorted.
    13/21 Formed crayons are labelled before being sorted.
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    The world-famous factory makes around 12million crayons a day. Pictured, cerise crayons are boxed after being moulded and labelled.
    14/21 The world-famous factory makes around 12million crayons a day. Pictured, cerise crayons are boxed after being moulded and labelled.
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    Photographer Bryan Derballa, said: 'I loved the kettles where the pigment is mixed - they were these beautiful vats of molten colour'.
    15/21 Photographer Bryan Derballa, said: 'I loved the kettles where the pigment is mixed - they were these beautiful vats of molten colour'.
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    Mr Derballa said he walked miles walking across the factory. Pictured, a packing wheel contains all the colours used in a 24 pack of crayons.
    16/21 Mr Derballa said he walked miles walking across the factory. Pictured, a packing wheel contains all the colours used in a 24 pack of crayons.
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    He added: 'One of the best parts of this shoot was how earnest and innocent it all was.' Pictured, a box of 24 pack crayons waiting to be sealed.
    17/21 He added: 'One of the best parts of this shoot was how earnest and innocent it all was.' Pictured, a box of 24 pack crayons waiting to be sealed.
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    Starting from a silo of paraffin, finished boxes of unpackaged crayons wait on the packing room floor at the Crayola factory in Easton.
    18/21 Starting from a silo of paraffin, finished boxes of unpackaged crayons wait on the packing room floor at the Crayola factory in Easton.
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    Completed packs of crayons move down a conveyor belt to be boxed and shipped at the Crayola factory.
    19/21 Completed packs of crayons move down a conveyor belt to be boxed and shipped at the Crayola factory.
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    Christian Denker, a blend processor, climbs a train car to help siphon paraffin from the car into the silos at the Crayola factory in Easton.
    20/21 Christian Denker, a blend processor, climbs a train car to help siphon paraffin from the car into the silos at the Crayola factory in Easton.
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    Crayola, founded in 1885, claims to have 99% name recognition across US households - and even the factory hallway is a riot of colour.
    21/21 Crayola, founded in 1885, claims to have 99% name recognition across US households - and even the factory hallway is a riot of colour.
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Photographer Bryan Derballa, 32, captured the incredible crayon-making process during a visit to the factory in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Crayola, which was founded in 1885, uses a complicated production line to make the iconic colouring sticks.
Mr Derballa's pictures provide a fascinating glimpse into the creation of the crayons which certainly take many of us back to our childhoods.

 

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