Official History of Bubble Gum by Marni Nelson https://padlet.com/mnelson12/qj61d9obcz3szrag en-us 2021-02-23 13:29:31 UTC 2026-04-18 12:40:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f36c.png The first gum available was chewing gum. mnelson12 https://padlet.com/mnelson12/qj61d9obcz3szrag/wish/1258425669 2021-03-02 14:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mnelson12/qj61d9obcz3szrag/wish/1258425669 The Ancient Greeks used sap from the mastic tree to chew. mnelson12 https://padlet.com/mnelson12/qj61d9obcz3szrag/wish/1258430992 2021-03-02 14:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mnelson12/qj61d9obcz3szrag/wish/1258430992 People at the Fleer Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania wanted to create a new kind of gum. mnelson12 https://padlet.com/mnelson12/qj61d9obcz3szrag/wish/1258440042 2021-03-02 14:15:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mnelson12/qj61d9obcz3szrag/wish/1258440042 They wanted to make something more exciting to chew - bubble gum! mnelson12 https://padlet.com/mnelson12/qj61d9obcz3szrag/wish/1258448255 2021-03-02 14:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mnelson12/qj61d9obcz3szrag/wish/1258448255 An accountant for the Fleer Factory named Walter Diemer helped some scientists and his boss develop the first bubble gum. mnelson12 https://padlet.com/mnelson12/qj61d9obcz3szrag/wish/1258463941 2021-03-02 14:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mnelson12/qj61d9obcz3szrag/wish/1258463941 Although his boss gave up trying, Walter persevered and invented the first bubble gum in 1928 using spearmint, cinnamon, vanilla and pink food coloring. mnelson12 https://padlet.com/mnelson12/qj61d9obcz3szrag/wish/1258474394 2021-03-02 14:20:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mnelson12/qj61d9obcz3szrag/wish/1258474394 It became popular right after Christmas in 1928 when Walter taught kids at a local candy shop how to blow bubbles. mnelson12 https://padlet.com/mnelson12/qj61d9obcz3szrag/wish/1258480824 2021-03-02 14:21:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mnelson12/qj61d9obcz3szrag/wish/1258480824 The original bubble gum was named Dubble Bubble and is still available today. mnelson12 https://padlet.com/mnelson12/qj61d9obcz3szrag/wish/1258493412 2021-03-02 14:23:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mnelson12/qj61d9obcz3szrag/wish/1258493412