How was gum first invented?

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How was gum first invented?

Answer 1

The first bubble gum was developed by Frank H. Fleer, the founder of the Fleer Company, in 1906. This gum was too sticky and broke too easily, so it was quickly abandoned.[1] Bubble gum was first introduced to the American public in 1911, but was not commercially successful.[2] The reason Bubble Gum is traditionally pink is that it was the original color used by Frank H. Fleer, as it was the only one in stock when he made it.

The Fleer company later developed an improved bubblegum, which they marketed under the name Dubble Bubble. The invention of Dubble Bubble is commonly attributed to Walter Diemer, an accountant at Fleer.[3] It has been claimed this story was fabricated in the 1960's by the Fleer company so the "inventor" of bubblegum could appear on the popular game show What's My Line?.[citation needed] The true inventor, Fleer president Gilbert Mustin, had passed away by that time and Fleer did not want to lose the publicity opportunity.[citation needed]

Up to the 1970s, bubble gum had a tendency to stick to one's face, if given the opportunity. But with the advent of super-soft, non-stick gum like Bubble Yum, Bubblicious, and Hubba Bubba, bubble blowing became a less dangerous sport. In the years that followed, the fear of gum sticking to one's face actually ceased to be a cultural phenomenon, despite having been a common humorous reference in entertainment, previously.

Indeed, with the introduction of Bubble Yum in 1976, bubble gum became one of the best-selling sweets in the US. Sold by Life Savers, it soon outpaced that company's eponymous flagship candy in annual sales.

Answer 2

Timeline

By the early 20th century, Americans could not get enough of the confection called chewing gum invented by Thomas Adams.

Timeline

    * The ancient Greeks chewed mastiche - a chewing gum made from the resin of the mastic tree.

    * The ancient Mayans chewed chicle which is the sap from the sapodilla tree.

    * North American Indians chewed the sap from spruce trees and passed the habit along to the settlers.

    * Early American settlers made a chewing gum from spruce sap and beeswax.

    * In 1848, John B. Curtis made and sold the first commercial chewing gum called the State of Maine Pure Spruce Gum.

    * In 1850, Curtis started selling flavored paraffin gums becoming more popular than spruce gums.

    * On December 28 1869, William Finley Semple became the first person to patent a chewing gum - U.S patent #98,304.

    * In 1869, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna introduced Thomas Adams to chicle.

    * In 1871, Thomas Adams patented a machine for the manufacture of gum.

    * In 1880, John Colgan invented a way to make chewing gum taste better for a longer period of time while being chewed.

    * By 1888, an Adams' chewing gum called Tutti-Frutti became the first chew to be sold in a vending machine. The machines were located in a New York City subway station.

    * In 1899, Dentyne gum was created by New York druggist Franklin V. Canning.

    * In 1906, Frank Fleer invented the first bubble gum called Blibber-Blubber gum. However, the bubble blowing chew was never sold.

    * In 1914, Wrigley Doublemint brand was created. William Wrigley, Jr. and Henry Fleer were responsible for adding the popular mint and fruit extracts to a chicle chewing gum.

    * In 1928, an employee of the Frank H. Fleer Company, Walter Diemer invented the successful pink colored Double Bubble, bubble gum. The very first bubble gum was invented by Frank Henry Fleer in 1906. He called it Blibber-Blubber. Fleer's recipe was later perfected by Walter Diemer, who called his product Double Bubble.

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Answer 3

god i hate ppl who copy and paste lol but yea a white man saw an african chewing on some grass to keep his teeth white HAHAHA lol j/k i have no clue too bad i cant real all of those notes those ppl on top of me copied and pasted oo well

Answer 4

Gum was not really invented.  In tropic countries there exist gum trees.  People "discovered" that this sustance would be chewed on and could probably clean out teeth with the sticky substance.  Today's gum is a chemical concoction.