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In 1923, Epperson began selling the frozen pops to the public at Neptune Beach, an amusement park in Alameda, California. [3] [4] By 1924 Epperson had received a patent for his "frozen confectionery" which he called "the Epsicle ice pop". [2] He renamed it Popsicle, supposedly at the insistence of his children. [1]
In 1922, Epperson, a realtor with Realty Syndicate Company in Oakland, [8] introduced the Popsicle at a fireman's ball. [9] [10] [11] The product got traction quickly; in 1923, at the age of 29, Epperson received a patent for his "Epsicle" ice pop, [12] and by 1924, had patented all handled, frozen confections or ice lollipops.
Who: Frank Epperson, 11-year-old boy. When: 1905. How it was created: When soda pop first hit the market, 11-year-old Frank Epperson decided to save money and make his own. He combined powder and ...
The ice pop was invented by 11-year-old Frank Epperson in 1905. Living in San Francisco, California, Epperson had left a fruit drink out overnight, with a stirrer in it, thus making it freeze. In 1923, Epperson got a patent on his "frozen ice on a stick". Epperson also invented the twin ice pop, with two sticks so it could be shared by two ...
According to Popsicle, the brand’s first frozen treat was invented by mistake in 1905 when 11-year-old Frank Epperson left a cup of powdered soda and water outside overnight with a stirring ...
During this period, Frank Epperson started marketing frozen ice on a stick and formed the Popsicle Corporation. Six months after Popsicle received its patent in August 1924, Good Humor sued Popsicle Corporation, and by October 1925 the parties settled out of court.
Frank Epperson, inventor of the Popsicle in the 1920s; Harold G. Epperson (1923–1944), American Medal of Honor holder; Jay E (Jason Lee Epperson, born 1973), American record producer and DJ; John Epperson (born 1955), American drag artist; Lia Epperson (fl. from 1999), an American civil rights lawyer and professor; Sharon Epperson, American ...
Frederick Cottrell – inventor [152] Frank Epperson – popsicle inventor [153] Lloyd N. Ferguson – first African American to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley [154] Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat – biochemist and virologist; died in Oakland [155]