TOPPS-Whats in a name
BLUEJAYWAY
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Anyone know how TOPPS came to decide this name for it's company?
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BROOKLYN ENTREPRENEUR MORRIS SHORIN’S FOUR SONS—ABRAM, IRA, JOSEPH AND PHILIP— REVIVE THE FAMILY’S STRUGGLING TOBACCO-DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS BY CREATING TOPPS CHEWING GUM, INC. THEY ACTUALLY BORROW THE NOW-FAMOUS TOPPS MONIKER FROM A SMALL CHATTANOOGA CANDY COMPANY OF THE SAME NAME THAT THEY BOUGHT. THE NAME NEATLY DOUBLES AS THEIR GOAL TO BE “TOPS” IN SELLING PENNY-APIECE TABS OF GUM CALLED “CHANGE-MAKERS.”
<< <i>I wish I could say I actually knew this off the top of my head but here you go:
BROOKLYN ENTREPRENEUR MORRIS SHORIN’S FOUR SONS—ABRAM, IRA, JOSEPH AND PHILIP— REVIVE THE FAMILY’S STRUGGLING TOBACCO-DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS BY CREATING TOPPS CHEWING GUM, INC. THEY ACTUALLY BORROW THE NOW-FAMOUS TOPPS MONIKER FROM A SMALL CHATTANOOGA CANDY COMPANY OF THE SAME NAME THAT THEY BOUGHT. THE NAME NEATLY DOUBLES AS THEIR GOAL TO BE “TOPS” IN SELLING PENNY-APIECE TABS OF GUM CALLED “CHANGE-MAKERS.” >>
Interesting trivia. Thanks for the info. Will pass it on to friends.
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