Wrigley DoubleMint Gum Display Box

Wrigley DoubleMint Gum Display Box

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Description
This is a counter top type display box for Wrigley’s Doublemint chewing gum. The box contains twenty simulated, five stick, gum packages. Wrigley’s introduced Doublemint in 1914, the third flavor produced by after Spearmint and Juicy Fruit. The name “Doublemint” came from the double distillation process used in producing the mint flavor and spawned a popular advertising campaign around the “Doublemint Twins” in 1956.
Object Name
display box
box, display
date made
1948 - 1949
maker
William Wrigley Junior Company
place made
United States: Illinois, Chicago
Physical Description
cardboard (overall material)
Measurements
average spatial: 2.3 cm x 11 cm x 15.5 cm; 7/8 in x 4 5/16 in x 6 1/8 in
ID Number
1992.3217.03
catalog number
1992.3217.03
nonaccession number
1992.3217
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Advertising
American Enterprise
Exhibition
American Enterprise
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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