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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.
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 ...
Charlie Epperson (1919–1996), American basketball player; Don Epperson (1938–1973) American singer and actor; 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 ...
Frank invented a fryer that wouldn't curl bacon. [15] In 1953, Frank invented a carousel-motor-powered machine that would cook waffles and then freeze them. [15] [6] [9] Dorsa named the product Eggo frozen waffle. In 1966, the Dorsas sold Eggo to Fearn Foods Inc., [15] [16] which was acquired by Kellogg's in 1970. [17]
This portrait shows Frank E. Hering, the University of Notre Dame head football coach from 1896 to 1898. In 1924, Hering and his wife, Claribel, bought a former church on Division Street (later ...
Chester Greenwood (December 4, 1858 – July 5, 1937) was an American engineer and inventor, known for inventing the earmuffs in 1873. [1] He reportedly came up with the idea while ice skating and he asked his grandmother to sew tufts of fur between loops of wire. [2]
At the time, Epperson’s death was the city’s third homicide; there have been six so far this year. There was one homicide through Jan. 6 of last year, but 12 by this time in 2022.