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Topps History
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A brief introduction to the history of the Topps Gum Company. Most widely known for its baseball cards, Topps today produces a wide variety of gum, candy, entertainment cards, albums, and stickers.
Curator of Collections, Card Cyber Museum
Thursday, July 4, 2002
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It was first, back in 1938, when it was all about chewing gum!
When the Shorin brothers started their company in Brooklyn, New York, Topps Gum was the product, and it was sold as a "change-maker" at cash registers. Instead of three cents change, people were encouraged to buy three pieces of Topps.
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