

They have been traditional hard candy on a stick and hard candy on a ring, some include bubble gum or chocolate as a surprise center and some even spin or glow. Meanwhile, others claim Samuel Born was the first to automate the lollipop-making process.*I bet they got into a fight!* Over time, lollipops have had different looks. claims credit for inventing the first lollipop machine. of Racine, Wisconsin invented a machine that could make forty lollipops a minute. In 1908, the Racine Confectioners Machiner Co. So, that’s how sticks were inserted into lollipops. The Born Sucker Machine mechanically inserted sticks into lollipops. San Francisco gave the gifted candy maker the keys to the city for inventing the Born Sucker Machine in 1916. A Russian immigrant named Samuel Born invented a lollipop making machine. Lollipop making machines also have a history behind them. George Smith trademarked the name “lollipop” in 1931. George Smith didn’t just come up with the word from the back of his head, he named the stick candy after his favorite horse Lolly Pop. The owner of a confectionery business called the Bradley Smith Company named George Smith was the first to invent the term “lollipop”. One customer, George Smith, who was himself in the confectionery business, liked the idea and applied it to the hard candies that he and his partner, Andrew Bradley, made at the Bradley Smith Company. In the 1880’s, a New Haven, CT maker of chocolate caramel candy found that putting the candies on a stick made them easier to eat. But, the term “lollipop” came from someone indeed. However, some people believe that some kind of version of the lollipop was around since the 1800’s. Children nibbled on hard candy on the tips of pencils. However, the first lollipops are believed to have been invented during the Civil War. Nobody knows for certain who invented the lollipop. The company generally keeps 9-10 of the “original” Dum Dums flavors in the bag, while 2-3 new flavors take turns rotating into the flavor assortment. AMAZING!! Raspberry Lemonade and Peach-Mango are the two new flavors. The Dum Dums Drum Man, who has been with the company since 1966! Over 10 million Dum Dums are manufactured each day, and about 2.4 billion Dum Dums per year! On their website, you can take a survey and vote for your favorite Dum Dums current flavors, future flavors, and “retired” flavors. The current flavor assortment is: There were 7 original flavors: lemon, lime, orange, coconut-pineapple, cherry, grape, and butterscotch. Dum Dums are sold mainly in the United States, but also some in Mexico, Canada, and a few other countries. Dum Dums have their own mascot. Bahr figured “dum-dums” was a word any child could say. Dum Dums®, Saf-T-Pops®, Spangler® Candy Canes, and Spangler® Circus Peanuts are all owned by the Spangler Candy Company, a family-owned private company making candy since 1906. Spangler Candy purchased Dum Dums in 1953 from Akron Candy and moved the operation to Bryan, Ohio. Bahr didn’t just say, “Umm, Dum Dums, that’s the perfect name for my lollipops.” I.C.

Dum Dums is a pretty weird name for lollipops. Bahr, the early sales manager of the company. Dum Dums were originated by Akron Candy Co., Bellevue, Ohio, in 1924.
