His parents owned and operated a bakery, where he worked as a teenager. Ĭassagnes was born outside Paris, France, on September 23, 1926. Cassagnes is best known as the inventor of the Etch A Sketch, a popular mechanical drawing toy manufactured since 2016 by Spin Master, formerly by the Ohio Art Company. A model of Etch A Sketch created by André Cassagnes.Īndré Cassagnes (Septem– January 16, 2013) was a French inventor, electrical technician, toymaker, and kite designer.