Plastic reindeer lips and a battery-operated, lighted nose are attached to a cherry-flavored lollipop. “Compared to competition, the Carousel Reindeer Lollipop is entirely unique,” Ford Gum & Machine Company Director of Marketing David Plotnick told TDmonthly. Launch date: September 2008.

he 2-3/4” Christmas ornament is filled with holiday treats and plays assorted Christmas carols at the push of a button. “Compared to competition, the Carousel Musical Christmas Ornament is the best value item like it,” Ford Gum & Machine Company Director of Marketing David Plotnick told TDmonthly. Launch date: September 2008.

These beautifully detailed machines feature three different sports designs -- baseball, football and golf -- that are perfect for sports fans everywhere. The dispensing mechanism on each machine is made of a detailed molded and hand painted icon specific to that sport… a baseball with red stitching on the baseball machine, a football with authentic looking lacing on the football machine, and a golf club with a realistic golf ball on the golf version. Each 12” tall machine is of the highest quality, made from die cast aluminum with a real glass globe. Each of the three machines holds up to 2 lbs of gumballs, no coins are required and the machines dispense gumballs, peanuts or candy.