
Vintage Wrigley's Spearmint Gum wrapper with United Profit Sharing Coupon
Selling Price
$20
History
This wrapper represents an early marketing innovation by the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company of Chicago and New York, dating from the 1920s to early 1930s. During this era, Wrigley's pioneered the use of profit-sharing coupons as a customer loyalty program, where consumers could collect coupons from gum wrappers and redeem them for premiums and merchandise. The wrapper features the classic Spearmint branding with its distinctive green arrow design and the tagline 'The Perfect Gum' and 'The Flavor Lasts,' which became iconic elements of American advertising history. Vintage gum wrappers with intact coupons are highly sought after by ephemera collectors, advertising historians, and Wrigley's memorabilia enthusiasts. These artifacts appeal to collectors of early 20th-century Americana, paper collectibles, and those interested in the evolution of consumer marketing and brand loyalty programs. The wrapper's survival in collectible condition is remarkable given that most were discarded after use, making preserved examples valuable snapshots of everyday commercial life from nearly a century ago.
Origin
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Maker
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
Time period
circa 1920–1935