Sam Born

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Sam Born was a Russian-born American businessman, candy-maker, and inventor. In 1910, he left Russia for the United States. Just six years later, Sam Born was awarded the key to the city of San Francisco for inventing a machine that mechanically inserted sticks into lollipops. Seven years later, he founded the Just Born company in New York City, a candy manufacturer that today manufactures Peeps, Mike and Ike and Hot Tamales.