William Finley Semple, a dentist, filed and received the first patent for Chewing Gum on December 28, 1869, patent no. 98,304 in Mount Vernon, Ohio. He believed it would help strengthen his patients jaw muscles.
Some sources say this claim is false; as there was a man, also in Ohio, who is said to have filed for a patent about five months to the day on July 27, 1869.
His name was Amos Tyler and he resided in Toledo.
In 1848, John B. Curtis made and sold the first commercial chewing gum called the State of Maine Pure Spruce Gum.
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The first chewing gum was whale blubber.
Walter e deimer invented bubble gum in 1928 but chewing gum dates all the way back to ancient Greeks chewing on resin from trees and chewing gum was first patented in 1869 on December 28 by William Finely U.S. patent #98,304
Yes, they were the first to invent chewing gum.
Chiclets were the first candy-coated chewing gum
Chewing Gum. Chewing Gum. Chewing Gum.
Henry Fleer created Chiclets, the first candy-coated chewing gum
* IDA (Indian Dental Association)
I think its Wrigleys I bielive its Wrigley's chewing gum
Although some ancient people began the first chewing gum, most of the gum that we enjoy chewing was inventd by Thomas Adams in 1869.
Chewing Gum... I think
Sugar free chewing gum has no sugar in it.