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Edwin Binney

American businessman (1886-1934)

PersonDied aged 48humanQ747341

Also known as Edwin Binney, Sr.

Born: November 24, 1886
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Died: December 17, 1934
Birthplace: Westchester County
Citizenship: Germany
Occupation: inventor
, engineer
, entrepreneur
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Edwin Binney was an American entrepreneur and inventor, who created the first dustless white chalk, and along with his cousin C. Harold Smith, was the founder of handicrafts company Binney & Smith, which marketed his invention of the Crayola crayon. The Binney family lived in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, as well as Fort Pierce, Florida.

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wax crayon0001 · extruded, usually paper-wrapped drawing implement

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Crayola LLC1885 · American art supply manufacturer

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