1/1/0500Long ago the Mayans chewed tree resin lumps, and some types of wax1/1/1848The first commercial bubble gum is soldCreated John B. Curtis this gum was made of spruce tree resin7/27/1869The first US patent for bubble gum is filled out by Amous Tyler His recipe 1/1/1870Adams and Sons sold the first mass marketed bubble gumThe flavour of their gum was 1/1/1871Adams made a machine to manufacture gumHe also made licorice bubble gum but it did not hold flavour1/1/1880A man named William White fixed the problem with holding flavour with his recipe He also created peppermint flavoured gum1/1/1888Tutti-Frutti is inventedthis gum is sold in New York vending machines1/1/1891William Wrigly Jr. invents Wrigly Chewing GumHe added mint and fruit extracts to his gum1/1/1950Companys started to include Baseball cards in gum packsThis made gum sell much better1/1/1951People become more health conscious The first sugar free bubble gum is inventedHistory of Bubble GumLong ago the Mayans chewed tree resin lumps, and some types of waxThe first commercial bubble gum is soldCreated John B. Curtis this gum was made of spruce tree resinThe first US patent for bubble gum is filled out by Amous Tyler His recipe Adams and Sons sold the first mass marketed bubble gumThe flavour of their gum was Adams made a machine to manufacture gumHe also made licorice bubble gum but it did not hold flavourA man named William White fixed the problem with holding flavour with his recipe He also created peppermint flavoured gumTutti-Frutti is inventedthis gum is sold in New York vending machinesWilliam Wrigly Jr. invents Wrigly Chewing GumHe added mint and fruit extracts to his gumCompanys started to include Baseball cards in gum packsThis made gum sell much betterPeople become more health conscious The first sugar free bubble gum is invented