Category Archives: Bubble Gum

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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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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Bub’s Daddy – A 70’s stick of bubble gum goodness.

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Jason Liebig

If you weren’t around in the 1970’s, you might think that Bub’s Daddy is a strange name for bubble gum.  If you were around then, you’ll likely recognize it as a colorful mainstay from the candy shelves of memory. Produced … Continue reading →

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Cereal and Candy: Best of Breakfast Friends

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Though I am a candy wrapper and candy box collector, I’m also a cereal box collector.  Each hobby has it’s own wonderful quirks and qualities, and sometimes the two of those hobbies crossover. Marketers long-ago figured out that a kid … Continue reading →

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It’s called soft-chunk! Or when Bubblicious was “New!”

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Before I get to the subject of today’s post, I wanted to thank everyone for giving CollectingCandy.com such a terrific response yesterday.   Thanks for the Tweets, the site mentions, the comments, and the e-mails. I approached that first article with … Continue reading →

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Big League Chew – Retrospective of an American Original

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Jason Liebig

PREFACE When I set out to launch CollectingCandy.com, my mission was clear: celebrate the history of candy packaging, its marketing, and the people behind it.  Sure, the title was Collecting Candy, but I felt that you didn’t need to be … Continue reading →

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