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Walter Diemer
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Invention
When Walter Diemer first invented bubble gum, it was on accident. Walter Diemer was working at Fleer Company at the time, and they were loosing money.
Fleer Company told Walter Diemer to start creating a different gum base. He went through a lot of trail and errors. Diemer eventually made a great batch of bubble gum. It was nice and soft and the gum didn't stick to your face after blowing the bubble.
Different Flavors
Dubble Bubble
Later Years
Many salesmen were sent around the country to advertise this gum. But before they could do this, they first needed to be taught to actually blow bubbles. The gum was instantly popular. Within the first three months of Dubble Bubble being on the market, imitation gum was already being made. It became more popular than Tootsie Rolls and was the worlds bestselling one cent candy. In 1941 alone, it sold 4.5 million dollars worth of gum.
Double Bubble controlled the bubble-gum market, and were unchallenged for years. Walter stayed with Fleer Company and eventually became vice president. He died on January 9,1998 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania .
- Original
- Blue Razz
- Sour Cherry
- Watermelon
- Apple
- Pink Lemonade
Walter Diemer
By Kylie Neary and Ryan Fath
Different Types
Childhood
Walter Diemer was born in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania on January 8th, 1904. Here, he attended a local high school.
-Dubble Bubble Assorted Flavors
-Dubble Bubble Bits and Pieces
-Dubble Bubble Cotton Candy Gumballs
-Dubble Bubble Fizzers
-Dubble Bubble Gum Bar
-Dubble Bubble Large Gumballs
-Dubble Bubble Small Gumballs
Fun Facts
- Today the average american chews around 300 pieces of gum a year
- Gum has been around for over 900 years
Family
-The total retail sales for gum (including bubble gum) is 2 billion dollars in the U.S
Walter Diemer had two children, one son and one daughter. Both of which died in 1986. His first wife was named Adelaide. After she died in 1990, he got remarried to a woman named Florence Freeman Kohler in 1996.