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1959

Crayola was founded as Binney & Smith Company by cousins
Edwin Binney and Charles Harold Smith (below) in New York
City in 1885.

  
Edwin Binney                        C. Harold Smith

Comparison of the original two Crayola No. 8 boxes
showing each side of the 1904 Gold Medal they
received.

An employee wearing the McDonald’s uniform with stripes
and a white hat takes down an order in 1978, long before automated technology.

1980s

   1912

Taco Bell has been a staple of American culture since its founding in 1973.

The founder of Taco Bell

Glen William Bell Jr. (1923 – 2010)

Powel Crosley Jr.
(September 18, 1886 – March 28, 1961)

Crosley made his fortune in the automotive
parts and accessories business, before
diversifying into manufacturing other
consumer products and Crosley cars in
the 1920s and 1930s.

In 1925 his company became the largest
manufacturer of radios in the world.