Coin Op, Advertising & Carnival
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 11:00AM EDT
Lot 379
Wrigley's Chewing Gum. Archive of original packaging and ephemera.
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Sold for
$625
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
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| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Wrigley's Chewing Gum. Archive of original packaging and ephemera. Chicago: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, bulk early 20th century. An archive of thousands of pieces of early and unused packaging, gum wrappers, and advertising, a small quantity of unopened chewing gum, and a piece of original chewing gum box artwork. Contents include:
Original artwork for Wrigley's Raspberry Chewing Gum. 4 1/4 x 4" (with three damaged pieces of artwork for box side panels).
An approximately 5-inch stack of unused Wrigley's Pepsin gum wrappers (two different designs).
An approximately 1 1/2" stack of unused Wrigley's Vassar Chewing Gum wrappers.
Six sealed 5-stick packs of Wrigley's Spearmint, with box lid, and four loose sticks.
Bag of approximately fifteen 5-stick packs of various Wrigley's flavors, including Juicy Fruit, Spearmint, and Double Mint (some packs with missing sticks).
An approximately 6" stack of unused Wrigley's Pepsin gum wrappers.
An approximately 2" stack of unused lithographed box labels for Wrigley's Double Mint and Spearmint Gum.
An approximately 3 1/4" stack of unused wrappers for Wrigley's Licorice Gum and Pepsin Gum.
Large quantity of Wrigley's "Daily Moments of Pleasure" cards (about 8 different designs).
A 3 1/4" stack of Wrigley's notice labels in French.
A 2 1/4" stack of thank-you slips: "thank you for writing us about your experience with Double Mint Gum as a beauty aid..."
Size 9 x 7" and smaller.
Condition
Generally fine.
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