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 Crayolacrayon. The Binney family lived in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, as well as Fort Pierce, Florida.
Binney was born in Shrub Oak, New York. In 1866, he took control of his father's business, Peekskill Chemical Co. While experimenting with a mixture of slate waste, cement, and talc, Binney created the first dustless white chalk. The invention was awarded a gold medal at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. Co-founding the firm "Binney & Smith", he produced the first box of 'Crayola' crayons in 1903. His wife created the portmanteau name of the brand by combining elements of two words: craie (French for "chalk") and ola for "oleaginou" or "oily",[1][2] since the crayons were made using a petroleum based wax.
In 1902, Binney and Smith had already invented a new wax crayon used to mark crates and barrels, but it was loaded with carbon black and too toxic for use by children. They were confident that the pigment and wax mixing techniques they had developed could be adapted to make safe wax crayons in a variety of colors. Binney also put forward the idea of black tires, again using carbon black, which strengthens the rubber and makes it more thermally conductive.
Around 1911, Binney began spending more time in southeastern Florida, as he was an avid fisherman, and the family soon began to winter there after purchasing a large acreage north of the city of Fort Pierce, Florida.[3]
Binney was a community activist. He was responsible for Fort Pierce becoming a port city in 1921, funding a channel to be cut across Hutchinson Island.[4] In 1929, he helped to keep the St. Lucie County Bank from succumbing to the poor economic conditions prevalent at that time.[5] Their land holding was called Fort Pierce Farms, but wife Alice renamed it (again, with a portmanteau) "Indrio", from Indian (for the nearby Indian River) and rio (Spanish for river).[3]
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Binney was married to Alice Stead Binney (1866-1960), a London school teacher. They had four children: Dorothy Binney, Helen Binney Kitchel, Mary, and Edwin Jr. Their daughter Helen became a four-time member of the Connecticut legislature.[6] Their daughter Mary married a tree surgeon, James A.G. Davey. Their son Edwin Jr was an international swimmer and Professor at Yale.[7]
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^"The Colors of Childhood". Smithsonian Magazine. November 1999. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
^Kitchel, A. F. (1961). The Story of a Rainbow. Easton, PA: Crayola LLC.
^ abLuckhardt, Greg; Luckhardt, Alice (June 10, 2020). "Crayola "king" once lived in Fort Pierce". TCpalm - USA Today Network. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
^Enns, Gregory (2016). "Crayola inventor had great impact on Treasure Coast". Indian River Magazine. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
^"Greenwich Tree Conservancy To Take A Walk In The Woods At Beach". Greenwich Daily Voice. October 5, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
^Can you tell me the birth dates of the founders Edwin Binney and | crayola.co.uk 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2014-09-30.
January 01, 1970
edwin, binney, november, 1866, december, 1934, american, entrepreneur, inventor, created, first, dustless, white, chalk, along, with, cousin, harold, smith, born, london, 1860, died, 1931, founder, handicrafts, company, binney, smith, which, marketed, inventio. 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 crayon The Binney family lived in Old Greenwich Connecticut as well as Fort Pierce Florida Edwin BinneyBorn 1866 11 24 November 24 1866Shrub Oak New York U S DiedDecember 17 1934 1934 12 17 aged 68 OccupationsEntrepreneurinventorYears active1885 1934Known forCreator of dustless chalkCo founder of CrayolaBiography editBinney was born in Shrub Oak New York In 1866 he took control of his father s business Peekskill Chemical Co While experimenting with a mixture of slate waste cement and talc Binney created the first dustless white chalk The invention was awarded a gold medal at the St Louis World s Fair in 1904 Co founding the firm Binney amp Smith he produced the first box of Crayola crayons in 1903 His wife created the portmanteau name of the brand by combining elements of two words craie French for chalk and ola for oleaginou or oily 1 2 since the crayons were made using a petroleum based wax In 1902 Binney and Smith had already invented a new wax crayon used to mark crates and barrels but it was loaded with carbon black and too toxic for use by children They were confident that the pigment and wax mixing techniques they had developed could be adapted to make safe wax crayons in a variety of colors Binney also put forward the idea of black tires again using carbon black which strengthens the rubber and makes it more thermally conductive Around 1911 Binney began spending more time in southeastern Florida as he was an avid fisherman and the family soon began to winter there after purchasing a large acreage north of the city of Fort Pierce Florida 3 Binney was a community activist He was responsible for Fort Pierce becoming a port city in 1921 funding a channel to be cut across Hutchinson Island 4 In 1929 he helped to keep the St Lucie County Bank from succumbing to the poor economic conditions prevalent at that time 5 Their land holding was called Fort Pierce Farms but wife Alice renamed it again with a portmanteau Indrio from Indian for the nearby Indian River and rio Spanish for river 3 Personal life home editBinney was married to Alice Stead Binney 1866 1960 a London school teacher They had four children Dorothy Binney Helen Binney Kitchel Mary and Edwin Jr Their daughter Helen became a four time member of the Connecticut legislature 6 Their daughter Mary married a tree surgeon James A G Davey Their son Edwin Jr was an international swimmer and Professor at Yale 7 References edit The Colors of Childhood Smithsonian Magazine November 1999 Retrieved 2009 06 22 Kitchel A F 1961 The Story of a Rainbow Easton PA Crayola LLC a b Luckhardt Greg Luckhardt Alice June 10 2020 Crayola king once lived in Fort Pierce TCpalm USA Today Network Retrieved June 16 2020 Enns Gregory 2016 Crayola inventor had great impact on Treasure Coast Indian River Magazine Retrieved June 16 2020 St Lucie Historical Society Edwin Binney biography Greenwich Tree Conservancy To Take A Walk In The Woods At Beach Greenwich Daily Voice October 5 2013 Retrieved June 16 2020 Can you tell me the birth dates of the founders Edwin Binney and crayola co uk Archived 2014 10 06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2014 09 30 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edwin Binney amp oldid 1211038271, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
