Clara Hirschfield William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-8-20

Clara Hirschfield is so famous you probably never heard of her. As a little girl she was called Tootsie. Her father, Leo, was a candy maker. Yes Miranda, the Tootsie Roll created in 1896 and the first penny candy to be individually wrapped is named for her.

Clara Hirschfield William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-8-20
Clara Hirschfield is so famous you probably never heard of her. As a little girl she was called Tootsie. Her father, Leo, was a candy maker

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  1. Another product has a similar origin for its name…

    In the early Aughts, Chicago brothers Charles and Samuel Dowst, along with Charles’ son Theodore, were entrepreneurs who established a line of die-cast toy cars, cashing in on the growing love affair with the automobile. They named their toy line after Theodore’s daughter, Catherine, whose nickname was “Toots”.
    Their toy company?
    Tootsietoy.

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