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Christmas Countdown: Cadbury Canada’s Fun Bar Christmas wrapper!
Today it’s a fun one for Friday. This wrapper comes from Canada and I’m pretty sure the 1980’s. It’s a Cadbury “Fun Bar” which was their sub-brand of fundraising bars at the time. This is one of my … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, 1990's, Cadbury, Canadian, Christmas, Holiday
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Christmas, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, Santa, Santa Claus, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Christmas Countdown: Topps’ 1969 Christmas Lineup!
Here at my family’s place in Nebraska last night we had a nice helping of snow heaped upon us. It put me in quite the Christmas mood, as did scooping my mother’s driveway and sidewalks this morning (I’m taking a … Continue reading
Christmas Countdown: Rowntree’s Christmas Dairy Box from the 1950’s
Hello, everyone! I’d intended to start my Christmas Countdown on Monday when I’d first arrived back in Nebraska for the holidays, but I didn’t. As things go, I’ve been entirely caught up with spending time with family. Which I think … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, British, Christmas, Holiday
Tagged 1950's, 50's, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Christmas, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, holiday, packaging, Rowntree, Santa, Santa Claus, sweets, United Kingdom, vintage, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Once Again I’m Traveling! Stuff found at the D.C. Airport!
Hi, everyone! I’m traveling today for the holidays and am currently enjoying a 3 1/2 hour layover in Washington D.C.’s Reagan Airport. So of course I did some candy hunting.
Milk Duds’ Exotic Brand Extensions – Saga of the Fruit-Flavored Duds and More!
Yesterday I covered a pretty big swath of Milk Duds history through the lens of the vintage packaging in my collection. Today, I’m going to look at a very specific niche of Milk Duds history – the exotic and little-known … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, Chocolate
Tagged Apple Duds, Banana Duds, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Cherry Duds, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, flavored Duds, fruit-flavored Duds, Grape Duds, Holloway, Maple Duds, Milk Duds, Nut Duds, Orange Duds, packaging, Strawberry Duds, Sugar Duds, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Milk Duds – 86 Years and 40 different packages!
Milk Duds is a confectionery classic that was first sold in 1926 by the Holloway company of Chicago. It’s a pretty simple bit of candy as so many classics are; a chewy nugget of caramel surrounded by a tasty chocolatey … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Boxed, Chocolate, Hershey
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Hershey, Holloway, Milk Duds, packaging, sweets, vintage, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Wacky Wednesdays – Milk Deads!
I’ve been working on a big two-day Milk Duds posting which I’d intended to start yesterday, but it’s taken more work than expected so now it’ll start tomorrow. Because of that Milk Duds theme, I decided to do something a … Continue reading
Posted in Hershey, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Hershey's, Milk Duds, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packages original products, Wacky Packs, wrapper
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My Quest to Find all of Hershey’s Current King Size Bars!
A few weeks ago, I set about to pick up examples of each of the current Hershey family “King Size” bars. I figured it would be cool to have whatever few wrappers they produced with the unifying “King Size” wedge … Continue reading
Posted in Hershey
Tagged 2012 candy, 2012 candy wrappers, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Hershey, King Size, packaging, Reese's, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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On the road in Toledo – Boyd’s Retro Candy Store!
The last couple of days I’ve been excitedly driving around the East Coast, partially in service of CollectingCandy.com (details to follow in the coming months). So when you are behind the wheel 12 hours in a day, I’ve found that … Continue reading
Posted in Bubble Gum, Chocolate, Hard Candy, Sour Candy
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Wacky Wednesdays – Bit-O-Money!
Hello everyone and welcome back to another quick and fun edition of CollectingCandy.com’s Wacky Wednesdays. For today’s post I’m going to take a look at Bit-O-Money, from 1974’s Wacky Packages Series 6.
Posted in 1970's, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's, 1970's candy, 70's, 70's candy, Bit-O-Honey, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, sweets, Topps, vintage candy wrapper, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs, Wackys, Ward Candy, wrapper
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