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Charles Martin Crandall | |
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| Born | May 30, 1833 |
| Died | June 25, 1905 (aged 72) |
| Burial place | Montrose, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation(s) | Inventor and toy-maker |
| Spouse | Susan Elizabeth Kress |
| Children | Fred, Benjamin, Jesse, Fanny Crandall |
| Parent(s) | Asa Crandall Matilda Saunders |
| Relatives | Jesse Armour Crandall |
Charles Martin Crandall (May 30, 1833 – Jun 25, 1905) was an American inventor and toy-maker. He was best known for various toy blocks, "Crandall's Acrobats", "Noah's Dominoes", "Illuminated Pictorial Alphabet", "District School", "Menagerie", "Pigs in Clover" game and numerous other games and wooden toys such as wooden trains with interconnecting cars. Crandall began working in his father's woodworking and furniture factory in Covington, Pennsylvania and at the age of twelve began inventing toys.[1] When his father died in 1849, Crandall took over the factory at age sixteen.
- ^ McClintock, Inez and Marshall, Toys in America, Public Affairs Press, Washington, D. C. 1961, p. 156