The origin of lollipops is widely disputed. Credit for mass production of lollipops is contested by Wisconsin and California, while the origin of the "candy on a stick" concept is even more murky. According to the Pocket Oxford Dictionary of Current English (© Oxford University Press 1996), a lollipop is a "hard sweet on a stick. [origin uncertain]". Automated Lollipop Making. Racine, Wisconsin, claims credit for the first lollipop making machine. According to their web site, "When an East Coast candy maker wanted to find a way to put hard candy on a stick in 1908, the Racine Confectioners Machinery Co. answered the call. The local company invented a machine to automate the process of making suckers, fast becoming a favorite treat. The machine could make 40 lollipops a minute, and the candy company figured it could produce in a week all the suckers it could sell in a year." Born's Lollipop Machine. Lollipop making seemingly evolved independently on the West Coast. Samuel Born, a Russian immigrant, invented a lollipop-making machine that automatically inserted the sticks. In 1916, San Francisco gave this Born the keys to the city for inventing the Born Sucker Machine. The machine automatically inserted sticks into lollipops. Born also invented chocolate sprinkles, or "jimmies" for ice cream cones, firmly establishing his reputation among candy lovers everywhere. Even if Born didn't actually invent lollipops, he no doubt greatly aided their popularity with his lollipop stick-inserting machine. McAviney Candy Company. An unconfirmed report that the owner of this company, based in New Haven, CT, used to stir the firm's boiled hard candy with a stick. He brought the "used" sticks, covered with hardened candy, home for his children. In 1908, he reportedly began to market candy-bearing sticks to his other customers, inventing the modern lollipop. Another source says that the lollipop was first invented in 1924 by the noted Baltimore candy manufacturer, Derfy Lmtd. Apparently hardened honey was eaten by people in Ancient Greece. This employed the use of a "stick" or "branch" to "hold" the hardened sweet. Cavemen reportedly did the same. There does not seem to be an answer that everyone agrees on, so it remains one of life's little mysteries.

From: http://inventors.about.com/od/lstartinventions/a/lollipops.htm Nobody knows for certain who invented stick candy. A lollipop is a form of stick candy. Trademark Lollipop The name lollipop was first coined by George Smith, owner of a confectionery business called the Bradley Smith Company. George Smith named the stick candy after his favorite race horse Lolly Pop. George Smith trademarked the name lollipop in 1931, the name has since fallen into public domain. However, George Smith's story of how he thought up the name might be a true horse tail, since in the northern part of England, "lolly" means "tongue" and the word lollipop may have first originated in England. George Smith still was the only person to trademark the name Lollipop. Samuel Born and the Born Sucker Machine Samuel Born was a Russian immigrant who invented a lollipop making machine. In 1916, San Francisco gave the ingenious candy maker the keys to the city for inventing the Born Sucker Machine. The machine mechanically inserted sticks into lollipops. Samuel Born is also credited with inventing chocolate sprinkles, or jimmies for ice cream cones. Racine Confectioners Machinery Company In 1908, the Racine Confectioners Machinery Co. of Racine, Wisconsin invented a machine that could make forty lollipops a minute. Holopops - Hologram Lollipop In 1998, Holopops, a hologram lollipop was introduced by Light Vision Confections. The hologram design is etched on the lollipop surface.

When I was growing up, my father worked for the Bradley Smith Company in New Haven, Connecticut. He worked there for over 30 years. We still have candy wrappers with the Company's statement about the invention of the lollipop. According to the wrapper, the lollipop was invented by two Greek brothers who went on to open a candy store, later called the Bradley Smith Company.

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