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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 ...
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.
The following year, the company decided to enter the consumer market with its first drawing crayons. 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 ...
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Emerson Moser, then Crayola's most senior crayon moulder, retired after 37 years. After moulding approximately 1.4 billion crayons, he revealed that he is actually blue–green color blind. [11] 1991: The eight crayon colors retired in 1990 are put into tins with a 64-count box for a limited time. Crayola Washable crayons are introduced. 1992:
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 ...
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.