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Creation Date
1931
Description
George Smith of the Bradley Smith Company of New Haven was the first to apply hard candy to a stick, creating what we know as the lollipop. He named it after a racehorse he had seen at a local fair, Lolly Pop. Although, the company applied for a trademark it 1908, it took years before US Patent and Trademark Office granted exclusivity to the name.
For more information https://connecticuthistory.org/new-haven-gives-the-lollipop-its-name-today-in-history/
