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Frank Epperson Epsicle

August 26, 2012 by  

Frank Epperson Epsicle, Popsicle is a popular brand of ice pop in the United States and Canada and became a genericized trademark for any type of ice pop due to its popularity. The first ice pop was created by accident in 1905 when 11-year-old Frank Epperson left a glass of homemade soda on his porch on a very cold San Francisco night. The next morning he went to go get the soda and it was frozen. Using the stirring stick that he had also left in the glass, he pulled it out and tried it. “Popsicle” is a trademark held by Unilever.

In 1905 in San Francisco, 11-year-old Frank Epperson was mixing a white powdered flavoring for soda and water out on the porch. He left it there, with a stirring stick still in it. That night, temperatures reached a record low, and the next morning, the boy discovered the drink had frozen to the stick, inspiring the idea of a fruit-flavored ‘Popsicle’, a portmanteau of soda pop and icicle. In 1922, he introduced the frozen treat at a fireman’s ball. It was a sensation. In 1923, Epperson sold the frozen pop on a stick to the public at Neptune Beach, an amusement park in Alameda, CA. Seeing that it was a success, in 1924 Epperson applied for a patent for his “frozen confectionery” which he called “the Epsicle ice pop”. He renamed it to Popsicle, allegedly at the insistence of his children. “Popsicle” is now a trademark held by Unilever. It was originally available in seven flavors and marketed as a “frozen drink on a stick.” The form is unique, with two parts joined together on two sticks, so the two sections could be divided and shared. The bouncy composite stick, similar in shape and size to an emery board, with round ends used as a handle became as well known as the treat, commonly used for craft projects by children and adults.

In 1925, Epperson sold the rights to the Popsicle to the Joe Lowe Company of New York. “I was flat and had to liquidate all my assets,” he recalled years later. “I haven’t been the same since.” In 1989, Good Humor, a subsidiary of Unilever, bought the rights. In June 2006, Popsicles with “natural flavors and colors” were introduced, replacing the original versions in some cases. In addition, Popsicle provides several sugar-free flavors.

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