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Co-founder of Crayola. 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 and Smith", which marketed his invention of the Crayola ...
The collection includes black-and-white photographs and negatives of Edwin Binney, Alice Stead Binney, Joseph Binney, William Henry Stead, Annie Eliza Conklin, Dorothy Binney, Barbara Kitchel, Elnora 'Happy Kitchel, Allan F. Kitchel, Jr., Douglas B. Kitchel, and Edwin "June" Binney, Jr. Other photographs depict
The 1986 bequest of 10,000 dance prints from Edwin Binney, 3rd, ’46, Ph.D. ’61, who became the HTC’s honorary curator of ballet, contributed significantly to its becoming one of the largest and most prominent performing-arts collections in the world. The Binney family fortunes began with an English immigrant, Joseph Walker Binney, founder ...
Ford family. The Ford family is an American family from the U.S. state of Michigan. They are best known for their control of the Ford Motor Company automobile manufacturer which was originally founded by Henry Ford in the early twentieth century. Henry's grandson William Clay Ford Sr. and his family have controlled the Detroit Lions franchise ...
You may not have heard of Edwin Binney but chances are you’ve used his invention: Crayola crayons. Binney’s determination to come up with ways for children to create and draw with non-dusty color led to the invention. His life and legacy (and even how the name Crayola was crafted) makes a memorable story. Illustrated in color and brought right up to contemporary crayon making, this is a ...
Binney, Edwin (1866-1934) Binney & Smith Inc. Overview. A pioneer in the manufacture of carbon black, EdwinBinney was a founder of Binney & Smith, better known today for its Crayola products used by millions of children. Smith's innovations made black automobile tires, electric light carbons, and many other technological advances possible.
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