In this Food Non-Fiction podcast episode, we tell you how the accountant, Walter Diemer, ended up creating the world's first commercially available bubble gum. Walter worked for the Frank H. Fleer Corporation founded by Frank H. Fleer who had invented the world's first (not commercially available) bubble gum. After Frank died, his son in law, Gilbert Mustin, eventually took over the company. There are few sources on how Walter became involved with making bubble gum, but according to a book titled, "It Happened In Philadelphia", Mustin had set up a lab for working on a gum base. This lab happened to be near Walter's office. Walter helped watch over a gum concoction one day and became fascinated with the idea of making a successful bubble gum. He played around with recipes and eventually created Dubble Bubble. Thank you to Looperman artists for the music: edm pluck for intro by capostipite Drum Loop Republic by attackyak Japanese Vibes Rhodes Only by raphael29 Thank you to Bob Conway for the interview Website    

#41 How An Accountant Created Bubble Gum

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#41 How An Accountant Created Bubble Gum

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