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Timeline

Y/M/D Description Place
1848/00/00 John B Curtis invents his State of Maine Pure Spruce chewing gum on top of a Franklin stove at his home in Bangor Maine. The first commercial production of chewing gum was sold in sticks 1 cm wide and 2 cm long. Bangor, ME, Maine
1850/00/00 John B Curtis and his father's gum factory, "Curtis and Son" at 291 Fore Street employs 200 workers who produced 1800 boxes of chewing gum in a day. In 1850, they added paraffin gums to their product line. Portland Waterfront, Portland, ME
1869/00/00 Thomas Adams engages in the manufacturing of Chewing Gum. Adams New York No 1, a pure chicle gum without flavoring, sells poorly.
1888/00/00 Adams Gum Co begins selling Tutti-Frutti chewing gum from vending machines located in a New York City elevated stations.

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