When were pom-pons introduced?

When were pom-pons introduced?

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Pom-poms were introduced in the 1930s as made of paper. Then in the 1960s they changed them to vinyl pom-poms. We don't know exactly where the origin is, but the word pom is a French word meaning parade or display.