Creation of Gum

John b. Curtis

• 1848 made and sold first chewing gum.
• It was called "State of Maine Pure Sugar Spruce Gum".
• Did not taste like gum as we know gum.

chicklets - 1880

Blibber-Blubber 1906

• First bubble gum created by Frank Fleer
• Gum was never maketed
• Resembled Silly Putty
• It was brittle and sticky in texture.
• Did not make good bubbles

Wrigley Doublement Gum - 1914

Created in 1928

Fun Facts about Gum

• Is a type of flavored and sweetened rubber material.
• Worlds most common habit which dates back to ancient times.
• Worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old.
• 9000 year old piece of gum was chewed by a teen caveman