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  2. History of Crayola crayons - Wikipedia

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    The name Crayola was suggested by Alice Binney, wife of company founder Edwin Binney, combining craie, French for "chalk," a reference to the pastels that preceded and lent their name to the first drawing crayons, with the suffix -ola, meaning "oleaginous," a reference to the wax from which the crayons were made. [1]

  3. Crayon - Wikipedia

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    In the modern English-speaking world, the term crayon is commonly associated with the standard wax crayon, such as those widely available for use by children. Such crayons are usually approximately 3.5 inches (89 mm) in length and made mostly of paraffin wax. Paraffin wax is heated and cooled to achieve the correct temperature at which a usable ...

  4. Crayola - Wikipedia

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    Right: The "World's Largest Crayon" was made in 2003 from 123,000 used or broken blue crayons donated by people from across the USA. This was a world record until 2017 when Crayola made a larger crayon using the new color, bluetiful.

  5. Crayola crayons: 5 things to know about founder Edwin Binney ...

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  6. Edwin Binney - Wikipedia

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    Edwin Binney (November 24, 1866 – December 17, 1934) was an American entrepreneur and inventor, who created the first dustless white chalk, and along with his cousin C. Harold Smith (born London, 1860 - died, 1931), was the founder of handicrafts company Binney & Smith, which marketed his invention of the Crayola crayon.

  7. Timeline of Crayola - Wikipedia

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    Crayola introduces the Colors of Kindness crayon line, debuting four new colors: Cool Mint, Crayellow, Oatmeal, and Powder Blue. The colored pencil and marker versions were introduced soon after. The 24-count Cosmic Crayons made its pre-debut in November. 2022:

  8. Fort Pierce is painting the town red (and green, and yellow ...

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    Fort Pierce residents will be rolling out the red carpet Saturday for Crayola executives. It's a fitting tribute to Crayon inventor Edwin Binney.

  9. Conté - Wikipedia

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    Conté (French pronunciation:), also known as Conté sticks or Conté crayons, are a drawing medium composed of compressed powdered graphite or charcoal mixed with a clay base, square in cross-section.