Saf-T-Pops were developed in the early 1940s by Carl W. Spohr of
Chicago and Robert F. Bracke of Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Curtiss Candy Company acquired the rights to Saf-T-Pops in the late
1940s. At this time, Curtiss was a division of Standard Brands, who
also made the popular Baby Ruth candy bar. The idea for Saf-T-Pops,
a lollipop for toddlers with a flexible fiber loop handle, was
patented April 7, 1942. Spangler Candy Company bought the brand in
1978 from Curtiss Candy Company in Chicago and began production in
1979. Spangler Candy is still making Saf-T-Pops, about 500,000 each
day.