Nisha Rathode (Editor)

Frank H Fleer

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Name
  
Frank Fleer


Organizations founded
  
Fleer

Frank H. Fleer Frank H Fleer Co onbeyondholcombe

Died
  
1921, Thomasville, North Carolina, United States

Frank Henry Fleer (1860—November 1, 1921) was an American confectioner whose Fleer corporation developed the first bubble gum from his earlier attempts.

Fleer was founded by Frank H. Fleer in 1913 as a gum manufacturer. Fleer's original formulation, called Blibber-Blubber, was never marketed to the public. It was not until 1928 that Walter Diemer was able to refine the formulation and market it as Dubble Bubble.

Fleer's company also went on to be innovators in the baseball card business, adding trading cards in 1923.

Death

Fleer died, aged 65, of a stroke in 1921.

References

Frank H. Fleer Wikipedia