Charles Martin Crandall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetCharles Martin Crandall
American toy designer
Date of Birth: 30-May-1833
Place of Birth: Montrose, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 25-Jun-1905
Profession: inventor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Charles Martin 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.
- When his father died in 1849, Crandall took over the factory at age sixteen.
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