bubblegum card

Definition

A collectible trading card packaged together with a stick of bubble gum, typically featuring sports players, celebrities, or other popular subjects. The term became synonymous with the entire trading card industry, though most modern cards are sold without gum due to hygiene concerns.

Example Usage

Kids would buy bubblegum cards just for the gum and then trade the cards at recess.

Origin

The practice began in the early 1900s as a way to promote trading cards through the added incentive of gum; Topps popularized the format in the 1950s.

Fun Fact

The gum was notoriously stale and hard to chew, but collectors often kept the original gum intact with vintage cards to preserve their value.

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