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Category Archives: Novelty
From the 80’s: Topps Video Arcade Gum!
Released in the mid-1980’s, Topps Video Arcade Gum are the earliest examples of a candy container designed to look like a piece of gaming hardware.
Posted in 1980's, Bubble Gum, Gum, Novelty, Topps
Tagged 1980's candy, 80's candy, arcade game, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, sweets, vintage arcade games, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Candy Corn in July!
I suppose that candy corn is a topic typically left for the Halloween season and partly because of that I thought it would be unexpected and fun to look at some vintage candy corn packaging right now in July.
Posted in 1950's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Boxed, Holiday, Novelty
Tagged Brach's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Halloween, Halloween candy, holiday candy, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Topps’ Answer to Nerds: Bazooka Zooks!
In 1982, the Willy Wonka company unveiled Nerds candies and they soon took the candy world by storm. In 1985 Topps attempted to tap into that popularity by releasing a Nerds-like bubblegum product called Zooks (from Ba-zook-a).
Posted in 1980's, Bubble Gum, Gum, Novelty, Topps
Tagged 1980's candy, 80's candy, bubble gum, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, mascots, Nerds, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Wacky Wednesdays – Martian Hats!
For today’s edition of Wacky Wednesdays, we’ll be going back to 1974 and the Wacky Packages Series 12 sticker, Martian Hats.
Posted in 1970's, Gum, Novelty, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's candy, 70's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, gummi candies, original Wacky products, packaging, product parodies, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, Wackies, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packages stickers, wrapper
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A Nickelodeon Green Slime candy bar? Not quite – but pretty close!
To my knowledge, Nickelodeon never licensed its Green Slime property to the confectionery business. But wouldn’t it have been a great idea if they did? Even though Nickelodeon never produced an official Green Slime bar, the folks at Australia/New Zealand’s … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Novelty
Tagged Cadbury wrapper, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, green slime, green slime candy, New Zealand candy, Nickelodeon, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper, You Can't Do That On Television
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Nik-L-Nip and other Wondrous & Weird Waxy Candy!
Ah… wax candy. As a kid, I never really understood the appeal, and frankly I was a bit afraid of the syrupy contents of some of these. But my friends and classmates seemed to enjoy them, and as I’ve found … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, Halloween, Holiday, Novelty
Tagged 1970's candy, 1970's wax lips, 70's Halloween candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Halloween candy, Halloween wax lips, Nik-L-Nip, packaging, sweets, syrup-filled wax bottles candy, syrup-filled wax monster, vintage candy wrapper, wax bottle candy, wax bottles, wax candy, wax harmonica, wax lips, wax whistle, wrapper
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Topps’ Answer to Fun Dip: 1980’s Dip-It Candy!
As I chronicled earlier this year, Sunline introduced Fun Dip to the world in 1973. In those first few years, Fun Dip became a huge hit in the candy world, and of course its still around today. When something innovative … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, Hard Candy, Novelty, Topps, Uncategorized
Tagged 1970's candy, 1980's candy, 80's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Fun Dip, novelty candy, packaging, sweets, Topps, Topps candy, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Celebrating World UFO Day – CollectingCandy-style!
This week is a week of celebrations, and one in which I’ve oddly been a day late to acknowledge them. Yesterday was World U.F.O. Day, a day where people are encouraged to search the skies for unidentified flying objects. So … Continue reading
Japan’s Mini-Pez!!
I haven’t devoted much effort to documenting the PEZ part of the collectible candy world. It’s not that I don’t like PEZ – I love PEZ dispensers. It’s just that collecting PEZ dispensers is a topic that has been well-documented … Continue reading
Gummy Worms in a Chocolate Bar? Meet Cadbury’s Wriggler!
I’m sure it’s been done elsewhere, but this is the only time I’ve come across a wrapper for this particular confectionery combination. Yes, from out of the 1990’s and Cadbury’s New Zealand branch, this treat served up an ordinary chocolate … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Chocolate, Novelty
Tagged 1990's, 90's, Cadbury, Cadbury's, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, chocolate, chocolate wrapper, confectionery, gummi worms, gummy worms, mascot, New Zealand, old candy wrapper, old chocolate wrapper, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, vintage chocolate wrapper, wrapper
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