Some of the earliest records of the modern paraffin wax crayon comes from Charles A. Bowley of Massachusetts, who developed wax coloring crayons in the late 1880s. Bowley had been selling various stationery items in the vicinity of Danvers and had developed clumps of colored wax designed for marking leather. With the need for more accuracy, he went back to his home and formed the wax crayons into more manageable cylinder shapes similar to that of a pencil. He packaged his crayons into decorative boxes and offered them through stationer clients he knew. The demand for his crayons soon exceeded his ability to keep up with production and he partnered with the American Crayon Company, who had been producing chalk crayons, in 1902.
SomE oF The earlIeSt recOrds oF the mOdern ParaFFin waX cRaYOn comeS from chaRlES a bowley of massacHUsEtts Who DevELOPed wax colorinG craYons in ThE Late 1880S bOWLey Had been sElLiNG vaRiOUs sTAtionery itemS in thE vIcinity oF daNverS aNd haD dEveloped ClumpS OF coLored wax dEsigned for mArkiNg leaTher wIth THe neeD foR MoRE accurAcY he wenT bAck TO his homE and foRmed thE Wax CraYOns iNTo morE MAnageABLe cyliNdER sHApes SiMiLaR To that of a PencIl he pAcKaGEd his crAYonS into dEcOratIve bOxeS And OFFered them through StAtiOner clients hE KnEw ThE dEmAnd foR hIs craYOns soon EXcEeded hIs abiLity TO kEeP up With produCtiOn anD he partNErED With the ameRican crayoN ComPAny who HAd beEn PRoDucing cHalk cRaYoNs in 1902