Cotton candy is one of the most popular sweets all over the world. In America it was nicknamed “cotton candy”, in England – “fairy floss”, in Germany – “sugar wool” (Zuckerwolle), in Italy – “sugar yarn” (zucchero filato), in France - “grandfather’s beard” (barbe a papa).
Despite legends that sweets similar to cotton candy were produced in ancient Rome, but were extremely expensive due to the complexity of production, no evidence of this has been found. But it is documented that the date of birth of cotton candy is 1893. It was in this year that William Morrison and John C. Wharton invented a machine for making cotton candy. This is evidenced by US Patent No. 618428, the filing date of which (12/23/1897) is considered the date of invention of the cotton candy machine.
The production method and the installation itself are simple, almost to the point of genius. Melted sugar heated by a gas burner and located in a rotating container, thanks to centrifugal force, was forced through a series of small holes or a mesh on the periphery of this container. Picked up by the air flow from the compressor, thin streams of molten sugar instantly crystallized into thin threads, similar to cotton wool or wool, and were collected by the operator onto a wooden or cardboard stick in the shape of a ball. The rotation of the container with sugar and the air compressor was carried out using a foot drive, similar to the drives of sewing machines.
To familiarize the public with the new product, the inventors chose the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, otherwise known as the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, in the materials of which it was recorded that Electric Candy Company earned $17,164 by selling 68,655 boxes of cotton candy (370 boxes for each day of the show) at a price of 25 cents.
Called Fairy Floss by its inventors and packaged in bright wooden boxes, the new product was extremely popular, even despite its high price for the time. Suffice it to say that admission to this fair, with access to all its attractions, cost 50 cents, and some department stores of that time advertised men's shirts for 25 cents.
Almost all sources claim that the cotton candy sold at the St. Louis World's Fair was made using electric machines, and that Morrison and Wharton are the inventors of the electric machine used to make it. But in patent No. 618428 there is no hint of the use of electricity, either as heating or as a drive. The thing is that by 1904 the device had been significantly improved, including the addition of electrical heating.
As often happens, the tandem of cotton candy inventors, however, like their Electric Candy Company, did not last long. The reason for their breakup is unknown to me, but Morrison himself received the next US patent No. 816114 in March 1906. The company was divided, renamed, but existed. Here is an advertisement for Electric Candy Floss Machine Company, Inc. products. from the mid-20th century.
More than a hundred years have passed since the invention of the machine for producing cotton candy. Although the principle of making cotton candy has remained virtually unchanged, the technique and technology have gone far ahead compared to the first machines. This is not surprising, because... this type of business has gone very far from fair stalls, turning into a whole branch of the food industry. However, even now, somewhere with a massive gathering of people, you can see a cotton candy seller with his machine, surrounded by children and their parents. Someone starts their own business this way, someone remembers their childhood, and someone simply enjoys life.
Cotton candy is one of the most popular sweets all over the world. In America it was nicknamed “cotton candy”, in England - “fairy floss”, in Germany - “sugar wool” (Zuckerwolle), in Italy - “sugar yarn” (zucchero filato), in France - “grandfather’s beard” (barbe a papa).
Despite legends that sweets similar to cotton candy were produced in ancient Rome, but were extremely expensive due to the complexity of production, no evidence of this has been found. But it is documented that the date of birth of cotton candy is 1893. It was in this year that William Morrison and John C. Wharton invented a machine for making cotton candy. This is evidenced by US Patent No. 618428, the filing date of which (12/23/1897) is considered the date of invention of the cotton candy machine.
The production method and the installation itself are simple, almost to the point of genius. Melted sugar heated by a gas burner and located in a rotating container, thanks to centrifugal force, was forced through a series of small holes or a mesh on the periphery of this container. Picked up by the air flow from the compressor, thin streams of molten sugar instantly crystallized into thin threads, similar to cotton wool or wool, and were collected by the operator onto a wooden or cardboard stick in the shape of a ball. The rotation of the container with sugar and the air compressor was carried out using a foot drive, similar to the drives of sewing machines.
To familiarize the public with the new product, the inventors chose the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, otherwise known as the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, in the materials of which it was recorded that Electric Candy Company earned $17,164 by selling 68,655 boxes of cotton candy (370 boxes for each day of the show) at a price of 25 cents.
Called Fairy Floss by its inventors and packaged in bright wooden boxes, the new product was extremely popular, even despite its high price for the time. Suffice it to say that admission to this fair, with access to all its attractions, cost 50 cents, and some department stores of that time advertised men's shirts for 25 cents.
Almost all sources claim that the cotton candy sold at the St. Louis World's Fair was made using electric machines, and that Morrison and Wharton are the inventors of the electric machine used to make it. But in patent No. 618428 there is no hint of the use of electricity, either as heating or as a drive. The thing is that by 1904 the device had been significantly improved, including the addition of electrical heating.
As often happens, the tandem of cotton candy inventors, however, like their Electric Candy Company, did not last long. The reason for their breakup is unknown to me, but Morrison himself received the next US patent No. 816114 in March 1906. The company was divided, renamed, but existed. Here is an advertisement for Electric Candy Floss Machine Company, Inc. products. from the mid-20th century.
More than a hundred years have passed since the invention of the machine for producing cotton candy. Although the principle of making cotton candy has remained virtually unchanged, the technique and technology have gone far ahead compared to the first machines. This is not surprising, because... this type of business has gone very far from fair stalls, turning into a whole branch of the food industry. However, even now, somewhere with a massive gathering of people, you can see a cotton candy seller with his machine, surrounded by children and their parents. Someone starts their own business this way, someone remembers their childhood, and someone simply enjoys life.
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Cotton candy is one of the most popular sweets all over the world. In America it was nicknamed “cotton candy”, in England - “fairy floss”, in Germany - “sugar wool” (Zuckerwolle), in Italy - “sugar yarn” (zucchero filato), in France - “grandfather’s beard” (barbe a papa).
Despite legends that sweets similar to cotton candy were produced in ancient Rome, but were extremely expensive due to the complexity of production, no evidence of this has been found. But it is documented that the date of birth of cotton candy is 1893. It was in this year that William Morrison and John C. Wharton invented a machine for making cotton candy. This is evidenced by US Patent No. 618428, the filing date of which (12/23/1897) is considered the date of invention of the cotton candy machine.
The production method and the installation itself are simple, almost to the point of genius. Melted sugar heated by a gas burner and located in a rotating container, thanks to centrifugal force, was forced through a series of small holes or a mesh on the periphery of this container. Picked up by the air flow from the compressor, thin streams of molten sugar instantly crystallized into thin threads, similar to cotton wool or wool, and were collected by the operator onto a wooden or cardboard stick in the shape of a ball. The rotation of the container with sugar and the air compressor was carried out using a foot drive, similar to the drives of sewing machines.
To familiarize the public with the new product, the inventors chose the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, otherwise known as the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, in the materials of which it was recorded that Electric Candy Company earned $17,164 by selling 68,655 boxes of cotton candy (370 boxes for each day of the show) at a price of 25 cents.
Called Fairy Floss by its inventors and packaged in bright wooden boxes, the new product was extremely popular, even despite its high price for the time. Suffice it to say that admission to this fair, with access to all its attractions, cost 50 cents, and some department stores of that time advertised men's shirts for 25 cents.
Almost all sources claim that the cotton candy sold at the St. Louis World's Fair was made using electric machines, and that Morrison and Wharton are the inventors of the electric machine used to make it. But in patent No. 618428 there is no hint of the use of electricity, either as heating or as a drive. The thing is that by 1904 the device had been significantly improved, including the addition of electrical heating.
As often happens, the tandem of cotton candy inventors, however, like their Electric Candy Company, did not last long. The reason for their breakup is unknown to me, but Morrison himself received the next US patent No. 816114 in March 1906. The company was divided, renamed, but existed. Here is an advertisement for Electric Candy Floss Machine Company, Inc. products. from the mid-20th century.
More than a hundred years have passed since the invention of the machine for producing cotton candy. Although the principle of making cotton candy has remained virtually unchanged, the technique and technology have gone far ahead compared to the first machines. This is not surprising, because... this type of business has gone very far from fair stalls, turning into a whole branch of the food industry. However, even now, somewhere with a massive gathering of people, you can see a cotton candy seller with his machine, surrounded by children and their parents. Someone starts their own business this way, someone remembers their childhood, and someone simply enjoys life.
