Also in 1900, the company added production of slate school pencils. Binney & Smith's new process of creating inexpensive black colorants was entered into the chemistry industries competition at the 1900 Paris Exposition under the title "carbon gas blacks, lamp or oil blacks, 'Peerless' black" and earned the company a gold medal award in chemical and pharmaceutical arts. Initial products were colorants for industrial use, including red iron oxide pigments used in barn paint and carbon black chemicals used for making tires black and extending their useful lifespan. The company was founded as Binney & Smith Company by cousins Edwin Binney and Charles Harold Smith in New York City in 1885. History Ĭrayola's founders Edwin Binney (left) and C.
consumer households, and says its products are marketed and sold in over 80 countries.
CRAYOLA COLORED PENCILS PROFESSIONAL
Ĭrayola also produces Silly Putty and a line of professional art products under the 'Portfolio Series brand', including acrylics, watercolor, tempera, and brushes.Ĭrayola LLC claims the Crayola brand has 99% name recognition in U.S. Most Crayola crayons are manufactured in the United States. All Crayola-branded products are marketed as nontoxic and safe for use by children. Originally an industrial pigment supply company, Crayola soon shifted its focus to art products for home and school use, beginning with chalk, then crayons, followed later by colored pencils, markers, paints, modeling clay, and other related goods. Since 1984, Crayola has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Hallmark Cards.
The company is headquartered in Forks Township, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. It is known for its brand Crayola and best known for its crayons.
Crayola LLC, formerly the Binney & Smith Company, is an American manufacturing company specializing in art supplies.
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