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⚫ | '''Blibber-Blubber''' was the first [[bubble gum]] formulation, developed in 1906 by [[Frank H. Fleer]].<ref name=history>{{cite web|last1=Nix|first1=Elizabeth|title=Chew on This: The History of Gum|url=http://www.history.com/news/hungry-history/chew-on-this-the-history-of-gum|website=History|publisher=A&E Television Networks|access-date=26 July 2015}}</ref> |
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⚫ | '''Blibber-Blubber''' was the first [[bubble gum]] formulation, developed in 1906 by [[United States|American]] [[confectioner]] [[Frank H. Fleer]].<ref name=history>{{cite web|last1=Nix|first1=Elizabeth|title=Chew on This: The History of Gum|url=http://www.history.com/news/hungry-history/chew-on-this-the-history-of-gum|website=History|publisher=A&E Television Networks|access-date=26 July 2015}}</ref> The gum was brittle and sticky, with it containing little cohesion; due to this, the gum was never marketed.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Miller|first=Frederic P.|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Blibber_Blubber.html?id=ih8NlQEACAAJ|title=Blibber-Blubber|last2=Vandome|first2=Agnes F.|last3=McBrewster|first3=John|date=August 2011|publisher=International Book Marketing Service Limited|isbn=978-613-5-63429-7|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bubble gum enjoyment is firmly embedded lifestyle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3562624/blibber-blubber-the-original-bubble-gum/ |access-date=19 February 2021 |work=Index-Journal |date=27 May 1980}}</ref> It also required vigorous rubbing with a [[solvent]] to remove from the face after the bubble had burst.<ref>{{cite book|title=From Manila to the Monkey Trial|publisher=Lulu.com|year=2006|isbn=9781411684225|page=83|last1=Shuster|first1=Gary}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In 1928, after a number of unsuccessful tests using various formulas, [[Walter Diemer]], an accountant at the [[Fleer|Frank H. Fleer Company]], improved the Blibber-Blubber formulation by adding [[latex]]. The result was the first commercially successful bubble gum brand, [[Dubble Bubble]]. Diemer colored his creation pink because it was the only [[food coloring]] he had at the time. |
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== Subsequent developments == |
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⚫ | In 1928, after a number of unsuccessful tests using various formulas, [[Walter Diemer]], an accountant at the [[Fleer|Frank H. Fleer Company]], improved the Blibber-Blubber formulation by adding [[latex]]. The result was the first commercially successful bubble gum brand, [[Dubble Bubble]]. Diemer colored his creation pink because it was the only [[food coloring]] he had at the time. The pink color came to be associated with bubble gum and was adopted by nearly all subsequent bubble gum manufacturers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.considerable.com/entertainment/retronaut/kids-chewing-gum/|title=Bubble gum: Black and white photos show the hilarious history|last=Wild|first=Wolfgang|last2=2018|date=2018-11-21|website=www.considerable.com|access-date=2020-03-03}}</ref> The improvement in physical properties due to the introduction of latex facilitated significant growth in the bubble gum market, which is nowadays produced by many different brands and in a diverse range of colors and flavors around the world. |
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== See also == |
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* [[1906 in the United States]] |
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* [[List of chewing gum brands]] |
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