Black Jack Licorice Chewing Gum 5-Stick Packs: 20-Piece Box

Description

In 1871, gum inventor and manufacturer Thomas Adams received the first patent on a gum-making machine and began mass producing a chicle-based gum called "New York No. 1." This gum had no flavoring, but sold well, which encouraged him to continue working on new and different ways to produce chewing gum.

Adams began experimenting with flavorings, beginning with sarsaparilla. In 1884, he added a licorice flavoring and Black Jack Chewing Gum was born as the first flavored chewing gum in America. At this time, chewing gum changed shape from lumps or chunks to sticks, and Black Jack® became the first chewing gum to be offered in sticks as we know them today.

To help in the sales of his new product, Adams hired attractive young women to pass out sample sticks of Black Jack on the streets of New York City. Black Jack was mass-produced and sold for more than 90 years before being discontinued in 1978, only to be brought back to the market in 1985 and again in 2005 as a limited-edition nostalgia product. Finally in 2019, Black Jack Gum was made available again for fans of this classic old fashioned chewing gum.

Display box contains 20 packs of Black Jack Gum.

Shipping Weight ~ 1 lb.