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Bubble Gum

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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Bubble Gum

By: Sydney Brown
Photo by Will Montague

The Begining

  • Invented 1906 by Frank Henry Fleer
  • Tree sap used before invention, not for blowing bubbles
  • Mr.Walter Diemer, first to find the perfect consistancy
  • Diemer was an accountant at Fleer Chewing Gum Co

Pink?

  • When made, there's no color
  • Pink was the only option for dyes
  • Still the standard color used today
Photo by Enokson

Double Bubble

  • Diemer's new recipe name
  • Sold out in all stores on first day
  • No competitors until after WWII
Photo by kdemerly

Annual Chewing Gum Sales in USA- $2 million

Photo by Werner Kunz

Largest bubble ever blown - 23 in. wide

Photo by Enokson

Amount of chewing gum consumed annually - over 100,000 tons

Photo by Enokson