Trivia: Who received a patent for the manufacture of chewing gum in December 1869? – 2017

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Who received a patent for the manufacture of chewing gum in December 1869?

– Dennis Hornfeck
– William Finely Semple
– John Curtis
– William Wrigley








William Finely Semple

Chewing gum is natural and/or artificial latex, with natural and artificial flavors added. A boon for those desiring to satisfy their oral fixations without eating or smoking, chewing gum became popular immediately when first available. Although marketed in 1848 by John Curtis, it was William Finely Semple who first patented chewing gum for production in 1869. In 1892, William Wrigley began his Wrigley chewing gum company and produced flavors such as Juicy Fruit and Doublemint. Source: WiseGeek.com








William Finley Semple was a dentist from Mount Vernon, Ohio, commonly referred to as the first person anywhere to patent a chewing gum. On December 28, 1869, Semple filed Patent No. 98,304 with the U.S. Commissioner of Patents.

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