2007-10-19 05:07:04 · 6 answers · asked by liltex26 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Edward Binney and Harold Smith co-invented Crayola crayons
2007-10-19 05:09:56 · answer #1 · answered by Ink Corporate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who Invented Crayola Crayons
2016-10-03 06:46:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The colors always existed but the idea of making colored crayons and putting them in boxes for kids was the idea and invention of cousins Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith. Binney and Smith in Easton, PA produce 7,000,000+ crayons per day. In the last 95 years, Binney & Smith has made over 100 billion Crayola Crayons. The company makes over 3 billion crayons per year, 7 million+ a day. The 100 billion crayons could circle the world 6 times. The manufacturing process is quite simple: Paraffin is heated to 170 degrees, tint added, mixed, then poured into vertical molds. The excess is scraped off the top of the molds and the crayons are ejected from the molds, wrapped with paper then packaged / boxed. The colors used in the crayons are always evolving, i.e., some colors are always being added to replace less popular colors that are eliminated.
2007-10-22 03:48:20 · answer #3 · answered by Volusian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crayola Crayons were invented by cousins Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith. Binney's wife Alice coined the word "Crayola" by combining the French word for chalk (craie) and the "olea" part of "oleaginous" (oily).
2007-10-19 23:33:51 · answer #4 · answered by Warren 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crayola brand crayons (compare prices) were the first kids crayons ever made, invented by cousins, Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith. The brand's first box of eight Crayola crayons made its debut in 1903. The crayons were sold for a nickel and the colors were black, brown, blue, red, purple, orange, yellow, and green. The word Crayola was created by Alice Stead Binney (wife of Edwin Binney) who took the French words for chalk (craie) and oily (oleaginous) and combined them.
2007-10-19 05:10:18 · answer #5 · answered by Firefly1234567891011121314151617 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Crayola is a brand of crayons and other writing and drawing utensils, such as markers, chalk, and colored pencils manufactured by Binney & Smith, Inc. The Crayola company was one of the first to make its crayons, chalk, markers, and colored pencils as well as other writing utensils and artistry tools non-toxic.
It is primarily popular in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Guatemala and the United Kingdom.
2007-10-22 18:50:55 · answer #6 · answered by the_shepherd's_child 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋