Category Archives: 1970’s

Breaker Confections 1978 Meet ‘n Treat Halloween Line Brochure!

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Jason Liebig

Today I’ll be sharing an amazing piece from the late 1970’s that details a trio of treat-size Halloween offerings from Breaker Confections – Breaker being one early part of the Wonka brand family.  Make the jump to check out Breaker … Continue reading →

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Leaf’s Easter Candy Sales Brochure For 1974!

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Jason Liebig

Following the lead from yesterday’s Leaf Gravel Gum post, we’re going to point toward the upcoming holiday with a look back at a sales brochure for Leaf’s Easter candy lineup from 1974.  Make the jump to check it out!

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Leaf’s “Groovy” Gravel Bubblegum from the 1970’s!

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Jason Liebig

Following up on yesterday’s Mad Rocks post, I thought it would be fun to feature another one of the pebble-style bubblegum products to come out of the 1970’s; Leaf’s Gravel Gum.  Make the jump to check it out!

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Mad Rocks Bubblegum!

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Jason Liebig

Following in the footsteps of products like Topps/Bazooka’s Gold Rush and Leaf’s Gravel bubblegum, Mad Rocks was a late 1970’s bubblegum product that, up until a few months ago, I’d never heard of.   Make the jump to check it out!

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Wacky Wednesdays – Smith Sisters!

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Jason Liebig

Though I’ve largely retired it as a semi-regular column, I recently had reason to bring back Wacky Wednesdays – at least for today’s post on the 1974 parody sticker classic, Smith Sisters!

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My Year in Collecting: 2015!

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Jason Liebig

As I have for the past six years, today I will be taking a look back at the past twelve months of my hobby life, bringing together some of my favorite additions to the CollectingCandy.com archives.  So make the jump … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Four Years of CollectingCandy.com with Four Fun Discoveries!

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Jason Liebig

Today marks the fourth anniversary since the February 6th, 2012 launch of CollectingCandy.com and as such I wanted to select four amazing (and previously unseen) pieces from my archives to share in order to mark the occasion.  Make the jump … Continue reading →

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Happy Hanukkah With Paskesz Kosher Candy and More!

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Jason Liebig

Hanukkah began on Sunday night earlier this week and it is a holiday I’ve been wanting to acknowledge here on CollectingCandy.com for some time.  I’ve finally gathered up enough fun Hanukkah-related candy items to share, so make the jump to … Continue reading →

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400 Halloween Candy Images in Four Minutes!

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Jason Liebig

As part of the ongoing Kickstarter campaign for Zombie Mouth Bubblegum, today I created a video incorporating over 400 Halloween candy images from the CollectingCandy.com archives that display in a seizure-inducing, Technicolor rapid-fire period of four minutes.  Make the jump … Continue reading →

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Halloween Candy Then-and-Now: Sweetarts Skulls n’ Bones!

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Jason Liebig

Sweetarts have been a Halloween staple since the 1960’s and at least as early as the 1990’s the brand has delivered a special seasonal Skulls & Bones edition.  Make the jump to see how they looked then and how they … Continue reading →

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