Notable people · Inventor · Candy Maker · Businessman
Clarence A. Crane
Clarence Crane, from Garrettsville, ran a chocolate business in Cleveland and introduced 'Crane's Peppermint Life Savers' as a summer candy. He sold the business and trademark in 1913 for $2,900 to Edward Noble and J. Roy Allen. He was the father of the poet Hart Crane.
At a glance
- Died
- 1931-07-06
- Known as
- Inventor, Candy Maker, Businessman
- Organizations
- Queen Victoria Chocolate Company
Life story
Clarence Crane lived in Garrettsville, Ohio. Before Life Savers he ran a maple sugar business and then made chocolates in Cleveland.
His chocolates sold poorly in summer because they melted. He made ring-shaped mints on pharmacy machinery, and named them for their look of a life preserver.
In 1913 he sold the formula to Edward Noble and J. Roy Allen for $2,900. Noble built the brand.
Crane was the father of the poet Hart Crane.
Timeline
What Clarence is known for
- Created Life Savers peppermint candy; sold rights in 1913
- Life Savers peppermint candy
Inventions and firsts
- Life Savers candy (1912)
Family
- son: Hart Crane
- buyer: Edward Noble
- buyer: J. Roy Allen
Ohio places
Where Clarence A. Crane was born, lived, worked and is remembered, with the ZIP code, town and county pages for each.
- Lived: Garrettsville, Portage County ZIP 44231 · Garrettsville · Portage County
- Worked: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County ZIP 44114 · Cleveland · Cuyahoga County
Myths and corrections
- The year of the invention is given as 1912 by Wikipedia and as 1892 by the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.
Further reading
Sources
Confidence. Medium: the main facts were confirmed, but some details (often an address or ZIP code) were not.
- Life Savers (Wikipedia) Garrettsville, maple sugar to chocolates, 1912 invention, 1913 sale
