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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.
1880: Joseph Binney sets up headquarters in New York City, joined by son Edwin Binney and nephew C. Harold Smith. [2] 1885: Joseph Binney retires; Edwin and C. Harold Smith, form a partnership and call their company Binney & Smith. [3] Early products include red oxide pigment used in barn paint and carbon black used for car tires.
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]
Janie Baugh and Dennis Jurkiewicz, owners of the former home of Edwin Binney, walk through the 5-acre property of the historic home. There is an old wood frame house (left) on the property that ...
Crayola's founders Edwin Binney (left) and Charles Smith (right), c. 1900 The company was founded as Binney & Smith Company by cousins Edwin Binney and Charles Smith [ 6 ] in New York City in 1885. Initial products were colorants for industrial use, including red iron oxide pigments used in barn paint and carbon black chemicals used for making ...
In 1911, Putnam married Dorothy Binney (1888–1982), the daughter of Edwin Binney, inventor and co-owner, with cousin C. Harold Smith, of Bonney & Smith Inc., the company that made Crayola crayons. They had two sons, David Binney Putnam (1913–1992) and George Palmer Putnam Jr. (1921–2013), and for a time lived in Bend, Oregon , where ...
Palmer, born Dorothy Binney on July 20, 1888, [1]: 8 was the daughter of Edwin Binney, [2] the manufacturer known for Binney & Smith company which produced Crayola crayons. [3] Growing up she was known as Dorfry to her friends and family, [ 4 ] and she was a championship swimmer. [ 5 ]
Amos Binney, American physician, malacologist and father of William G. Binney; Constance Binney (1896–1989), American stage and film actress and dancer; David Binney, saxophonist and composer; Don Binney, New Zealand painter; Edward William Binney (1812–1882), English geologist; Edwin Binney (1866–1934), inventor of the Crayola crayon