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Category Archives: Chocolate
A Fun one for Friday: Rowntree’s 1970’s TEX bar!
Back in March of last year, I wrote about Rowntree UK’s nostalgic 70’s favorite, the Texan bar. What I didn’t know at the time was that around that same period in Rowntree’s history, their South African branch produced a different … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, British, Chocolate, Nestle
Tagged 1970's candy, 1980's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, cowboy, old west, packaging, South Africa, South African candy wrappers, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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My Year in Collecting: 2012!
Since 2009, I’ve had an annual tradition of taking a look back at my hobby by assembling a collage of some of my favorite pieces from the previous twelve months. I’ve been sharing those collages on Flickr and today I’d … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Boxed, British, Bubble Gum, Chocolate, Fleer, Gum, Hershey, M&M's, Mars, Nestle, Wonka
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Wacky Wednesdays – Not Goodie!
It’s been a month since our last Wacky Wednesdays column, so I’m excited to bring you our first installment for 2013. From the just-released Wacky Packages Old School series 4 comes a parody of the classic Pearson’s Nut Goodie – … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Chocolate
Tagged 1970's candy, 70's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, chocolate, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Midwestern, packaging, product parodies, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packages original products, Wacky Packs, Wackys, 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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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 – Clunky!
Howdy everybody and welcome back to another edition of CollectingCandy.com’s Wacky Wednesdays! Today’s entry comes from 1974’s Wacky Packages series 10 and is a parody of the Chunky bar called Clunky.
Posted in 1970's, Chocolate, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's candy, 70's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, chocolate, Chunky, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, Wackies, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs, Ward, wrapper
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Happy Thanksgiving from CollectingCandy.com!
To all of CollectingCandy.com’s readers that celebrate it; Happy Thanksgiving! Today I’ll be sharing the only candy wrapper I could find created specifically for Thanksgiving – a holiday not known for store-bought candy.
Posted in 1970's, Chocolate, Holiday
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, sweets, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving candy, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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