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How Did You Know That The First Crayola Crayon?

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Did you know that the first Crayola Crayon was invented in 1903 and only had eight original colors? The crayons that changed America were invented by Sinney and smith, they were originally based in oils .Since the beginning, they have brought many great products into the world.
In the year 1902, the first Crayola Crayon was invented. It was invented by the Binney and Smith company.The inventor Edwin Binney saw a need for safe and vibrant colored crayons. When the first box was released one box of crayola crayons cost one nickel. The first box had eight colors in it; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, brown and black. Even though the crayons were made by Binney and Smith a former dye company for rubber Edwin Binney's wife alice coined

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