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Dubble Bubble is the world's first bubble gum. It, and
bubble gum for that matter, was invented in 1928 by a 23 year old Fleer Chewing Gum Company accountant
named Walter E. Diemer (1904-1998). In an interview before his death, he explained, "It was an accident. I was doing something else and ended
up with something with bubbles."
Although an accountant by trade, Mr. Deimer liked to experiment with gum
recipes in his spare time. In doing so, he accidentally stumbled upon a
recipe that was totally unique.
It was less sticky than standard chewing gum yet stretched more easily.
He saw the possibilities and using a salt water taffy wrapping machine, wrapped
one hundred pieces of the creation to test market in a local mom-and-pop candy store.
They sold out in one day priced at one penny a piece.
Fleer began marketing the new gum as "Dubble Bubble" and Diemer himself
taught salesmen to blow bubbles. This helped them to demonstrate how
Dubble Bubble differed
from all other chewing gums.
According to his wife, Walter Diemer never received royalties for his
invention but he didn't mind. He stayed with Fleer for decades,
eventually reaching the position of senior vice president as well as a member
of the Board of Directors of Fleer Corporation. He retired in 1970, but
remained
on the board for 15 more years.
