Chewing Gum By schou99 Jan 1, 1700 Early settlers chewed spruce saps and beeswax Jan 1, 1848 John B. Curtis sold first commercial chewing gum called State of Maine Pure Spruce Gum Jan 1, 1850 Curtis started selling flavored paraffin gums Jan 1, 1869 William Semple was first to patent gum Jan 1, 1871 Adams patented a gum machine Feb 1, 1871 Adams New York Gum was for sale Jan 1, 1880 John Colgan invented gum that lasts longer Jan 1, 1888 Adam's gum was first to be sold in vending machines Jan 1, 1899 Dentyne gum was created Jan 1, 1914 Wrigley Doublemint was created
