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Hokey Pokey patent, 1896

Hokey Pokey patent, 1896
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Hokey Pokey patent, 1896
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On 14 March 1896 William Hatton, a manufacturing confectioner from Dunedin, registered an application to patent 'hokey pokey'. He submitted his application under the Patents, Designs, and Trademarks Act 1889, along with a detailed recipe for producing hokey pokey from a mixture of sugar, glucose, water, and baking soda. Hokey Pokey is a popular...

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Archives New Zealand / Archives / Archives NZ / 1896 / Hokey pokey / Patent / New Zealand History / NZ / NZ History / Archive / Sweets / Kiwiana

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