Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Stuck on Gum

Joanne Brunet always carries a pack of Wrigley's spearmint in her purse for chewing, but she has 4,000 packs of gum that she has saved for the last 68 years. She lives in Quartzsite, Arizona and has been collecting gum since she was 5.

Her husband built her a 600 square foot gallery in the backyard for her packs of gum. She has 112 glass covered cases to display her collection. She started collecting in the 40's and used tax tokens, five red plastic tokens (mom you h ve some of these) bought a penny pack of Wrigley's gum. She split the pack with her sister and saved one stick for her collection.

The oldest piece of gum is a stick of 1932 Wrigley's Doublemint from a woman in Grand Junction Colorado. She also has antique gumball machines, advertisements, and gum packages from 30 countires. She has a set of 1960 bubblegum trading cards featuring the TV Show McHale's Navy and Man on the Moon cards commemorating the 1969 Apollo 11 landing. She has cards featuring Kiss, Star Wars, and professional skateboarders.

If you want a tour of the Gum Gallery call 928-927-7566.

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