Category Archives: 1970’s

A favorite from the archives – Cadbury’s Amazin’ Raisin Bar.

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Jason Liebig

It’s a short post today, as I’m dedicating most of my time this weekend to reorganizing my unfiled wrappers and boxes.  Since launching last month, I’ve been reminded of the areas of my archive that need some administrative attention.  With … Continue reading →

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Phoenix Candy Company’s Candy-and-a-Toy – Flash Gordon

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Jason Liebig

The Phoenix Candy Company is best known for their product Now & Later, but during the 1960’s and 1970’s, Phoenix also sold quite a few series of Candy-and-a-Toy boxed candy.  Today I’ll be covering their 1978 release, based on the … Continue reading →

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A few new CurlyWurly bits.

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Today I’d like to update my coverage of Cadbury’s CurlyWurly, based on a pair of new acquisitions and a deep search into my own files that turned up a wrapper I hadn’t found when I did my previous CurlyWurly article.

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Wacky Wednesdays – Rotsa Root

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Jason Liebig

This week I’m once again having my Tuesday column lead into Wacky Wednesdays.  I don’t think that’s going to become a habit, but sometimes it is going to make sense and when it does, I’ll go with it.

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Topps’ Lotsa Loot – Money, Money, Money, Money – Candy-Money!

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Jason Liebig

I’m not sure about everyone else, but when I was a kid it was always fun playing with pretend money.  Be it Monopoly or play money or the occasional odd foreign coin that would find their way into my hands, … Continue reading →

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It’s an Earth-Shaking Sunday with Swell’s Earth Shaker Bubble Gum.

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Couldn’t decide what to talk about today, so I put my hand in the grab-bag and came out with a rather unusual piece from Philadelphia Chewing Gum’s Swell subsidiary – Earth Shaker bubble gum.

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Happy 100th Birthday to Oreo! – Part One: The History

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Oreo cookies are not a candy – they’re a cookie.   Even so, I wanted to find a reason to post about this notable anniversary for the brand.  So I searched my files and you know what?  I found that I … Continue reading →

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From the Mystery Files: Ringers – The Adult Bubble Gum.

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Jason Liebig

I’ve previously pointed out that the history of candy and gum packaging is largely unknown.  It’s a bit like a fossil record in that for every piece you’ve seen, there are likely ten more that you haven’t.  For me that’s … Continue reading →

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Wacky Wednesdays – Hagnut

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Following up the last two days of Zagnut-related coverage, I thought I’d include Wacky Wednesdays in the fun as well.

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They named it what?!? – A Zagnut-o-Rama!

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Jason Liebig

I can’t imagine there’s a candy bar as oddly-named as the Zagnut, and while I’ve researched quite a lot on it, the origins of the name itself are lost to time. My initial attraction to the brand came from its … Continue reading →

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