1871 ⟶ First Chewing Gum Making Machine Patented
Thomas Adams patents first chewing gum-making machine and be...
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🍬 Adams Buys Chicle for Chewing Gum
Thomas Adams buys chicle, the milky latex of the sapodilla tree, from exiled Mexican President, Antonio López de Santa Anna, in the hopes of processing it for use as an alternative to rubber, but later sold it for its original purpose as chewing gum⟶
Chewing GumChicleAdamsSanta Anna19th CenturyConfectionery
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Mexico🍬 Adams Markets New York Chewing Gum
Thomas Adams markets “New York Chewing Gum”⟶
Chewing GumAdamsNew YorkMarketing19th CenturyConfectionery
United States of America🍬 First Chewing Gum Making Machine Patented
Thomas Adams patents first chewing gum-making machine and begins producing chicle-based gum as a novelty item with no flavorings or additives.⟶
Chewing GumPatentIndustryThomas AdamsNoveltyChicle
United States⚫ Licorice Flavored Chewing Gum Introduced
Thomas Adams begins adding licorice flavoring to his chicle gum, marketed as Adams Black Jack.⟶
Chewing GumLicoriceAdams Black JackFlavoringThomas Adams
United States🏧 Tutti Frutti Chewing Gum Sold in Vending Machines
Thomas Adams' “Tutti Frutti” becomes first chewing gum sold in vending machines, which were placed in NYC subway stations.⟶
Chewing GumTutti FruttiVending MachineMarketingThomas Adams
United States🌿 Clark's Teaberry Chewing Gum Invented
Clark's Teaberry chewing gum invented by Charles Burke⟶
Chewing GumConfectioneryFlavorTeaberry20th CenturyPatentMarketing
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