Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘I started making it in 1965’: Gary Duschl with the chain. Photograph: Aníbal Martel/The Guardian (Photograph: Aníbal Martel/The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gary Duschl has always been a collector. Inside his Virginia Beach residence, small dog and cat statues sit upon most of the ...

Gary Michael Duschl fashioned the first link in his chain on March 11, 1965.Kevin Scott Ramos/Guinness World Duschl, 70, has created the longest chain of gum wrappers in the world.Kevin Scott ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Virginia Beach man has been all wrapped up in a unique hobby for the past 60 years. Gary Duschl holds the Guinness World Record for the longest chewing gum wrapper chain!

Wrigley’s gave me 5,000 to start me off. I’ve now used nearly 3m The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. I don’t ...

Gary Duschl has always been a collector. Inside his Virginia Beach residence, small dog and cat statues sit upon most of the surfaces. Dozens of antique glass bottles line some of his shelves. By the ...