Machine-spun cotton candy was introduced in 1897 by William Morrison and John C. Warton. The two Tennessee candy-makers invented the world's first cotton candy machine. In 1904, Morrison and Wharton took their cotton candy, which they called “fairy floss," to the St. Louis World's Fair. They sold each box for 25 cents. read more
Machine-spun cotton candy was invented in 1897 by the dentist William Morrison and confectioner John C. Wharton, and first introduced to a wide audience at the 1904 World's Fair as "Fairy Floss" with great success, selling 68,655 boxes at 25¢ per box (equivalent to $6 per box today). read more
Machine-spun cotton candy was introduced in 1897 by William Morrison and John C. Warton. The two Tennessee candy-makers invented the world's first cotton candy machine. In 1904, Morrison and Wharton took their cotton candy, which they called “ fairy floss," to the St. Louis World's Fair. They sold each box for 25 cents. read more
Two men from Nashville, John C. Wharton and William Morris, patented the first modern cotton candy machine in 1897. In 1900, another American, Thomas Patton introduced a slightly different cotton candy machine. read more
The two Tennessee candy-makers invented the world's first cotton candy machine. In 1904, Morrison and Wharton took their cotton candy, which they called “ fairy floss," to the St. Louis World's Fair. read more