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By 1905, the line had expanded to offering 18 different-sized crayon boxes [17] with five different-sized crayons, only two of which survive today—the "standard size" (a standard sized Crayola crayon is 3 + 5 ⁄ 8 in × 5 ⁄ 16 in (92.1 mm × 7.9 mm)) and the "large size" (large sized Crayola crayons are 4 in × 7 ⁄ 16 in (102 mm × 11 mm ...
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The township is home to the global headquarters of Crayola, founded in 1885, a global arts supply company and the world's leading manufacturer of crayons. Forks Township is located 20.8 miles (33.5 km) northeast of Allentown, 80.5 miles (129.6 km) north of Philadelphia, and 74.6 miles (120.1 km) west of New York City.
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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.
A map shows the proposed 274-unit Indrio Woods apartment complex, surrounding the estate of Crayola crayon inventor Edwin Binney. A rezoning for the property was denied by the St. Lucie County ...
The 100 billionth Crayola crayon rolls off the production line in Easton. The wax for that crayon was poured by Mister Rogers. [13] On July 16, Binney & Smith celebrates the grand opening of The Crayola Factory visitors' center in Easton with the Crayola ColorJam parade. 1997: All Crayola products receive new logo design for the year.
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]