Crayola Creators: Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith

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Chapter 2 BINNEY SMITH BINNEY SMITH BINNEY SMITH BINNEY SMITH BINNEY SMITH In 1880 Joseph moved the Peekskill Chemical Works’s headquarters to New York City He hired his nephew Harold as a salesman Soon after Edwin joined the company as a salesman too Besides charcoal and lampblack Peekskill Chemical Works made paint with red iron oxide Joseph taught Harold and Edwin everything about the business They learned about color pigments manufacturing marketing and sales Edwin and Harold worked well together They were looking for new ways to grow the business When Joseph retired in 1885 they took a new direction They changed 6 Farmers often bought Peekskill Chemical Works red paint for their barns