Edwin Binney

Edwin Binney (* 1866 in Westchester County, New York, † 1934) is known for his invention of Crayola Wachsmalstiftes, which he made together with his cousin C. Harold Smith.

1885 Binney took over his father's Peeksill Chemical Co. While he experimented with a mix of slate waste, cement, and talc business, Binney created the first dustless white chalk. This invention was awarded in 1904 at the World's Fair in St. Louis with a gold medal. 1903 Binney & Smith produced the first box of Crayola crayons -. Crayola is now the world's largest manufacturer of crayons. Previously, the company was called, however, Binney & Smith.

In 1903 she recognized the need for a safe, good crayon. They had already invented a new wax pencil to mark crates and barrels, but containing carbon black and was too toxic for children. They were convinced that the pigment and wax mixing techniques they had developed could be applied to a number of safe colors. He also had the idea to produce black tires. Before Edwin Binney and Harold Smith, there were only white tires.

Binney's wife, Alice, came to the American name of the pins " Crayola " by combined two French words: " craie " means chalk in French and " ola " is a short form for oléagineux what oily means, because the pins of wax, were the was made ​​from petroleum.

Edwin Binney was also active in the community. He made ​​sure that Fort Pierce (Florida ) is a port city was, and kept 1929 St. Lucie County Bank about to succumb to the then difficult economic conditions.

Binney had with his wife, Alice Stead Binney - Dorothy four children: Helen, Mary and Edwin Jr. In 1911, Dorothy married the publisher George P. Putnam, who later became the pilot Amelia Earhart married.

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• Engineer, inventor, engineer
• Inventor
• Americans
• Born in 1866
• Died in 1934
• Man