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Cadbury’s LAUGHS – A Full Set of UK-Pranks!
Cadbury released a variety of special brands and sets of wrappers containing dairy milk bars in the 1970’s. They were always the same chocolate bar inside, but they differentiated themselves by the wrapper’s concept and theme. Cadbury’s Laughs was … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970's candy wrappers, 1970's chocolate wrapper, 70's candy, British candy wrapper, British chocolate wrappers, Cadbury wrapper, 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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Spotted this week: Unreal’s Organic Candy Bars!!
Here at CollectingCandy.com, we celebrate candy packaging, candy marketing, and the people behind it all. Oftentimes that takes us down rarely-seen or unusual historical paths, and that’s where a lot of fun can be found. But sometimes we get to … Continue reading
Celebrating America’s Independence Day with Nestle’s Flags of the American Revolution!
Though we Americans often refer to today as “The Fourth of July”, I like to refer to today by its more traditional name. With that said — Happy Independence Day to all of my readers here in the United States. … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Chocolate, Nestle
Tagged 1970's candy, 70's candy, 70's candy wrappers, Bicentennial candy, 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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The $100,000 Bar – A 100 Grand History.
[Note: For an updated look back at Nestle’s 100 Grand history, check out “50 Years of Nestle’s 100 Grand Bar History!”] According to my research, Nestle filed the trademark for the $100,000 bar way back in 1964, though some accounts … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Chocolate, Nestle, Uncategorized
Tagged 1960's candy, 1970's candy, 1970's candy wrappers, 1980's candy, 1980's candy wrappers, 60's candy, 70's candy, 70's candy wrappers, 80's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Nestle, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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A Walk Through Whoppers Packaging History!
Whoppers malted milk balls – they’re a candy classic that’s been around in one form or another since 1939. Because they’ve been around so long, they’re a daunting topic to tackle – and the task to cover them proved to … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Chocolate, Hershey, Peanut Butter, Uncategorized
Tagged 1960's candy, 1970's candy, 1980's candy, 60's candy, 70's candy, 80's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Leaf, malted milk balls, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, Whoppers, wrapper
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Mighty Malts – A 1970’s Malted Milk Ball Superhero and a Confectionery Classic!
Most of you have probably never heard of Mighty Malt, and might not even be familiar with the candy he briefly reigned as the mascot for: Mighty Malts malted milk balls. While Mighty Malt himself has long-since faded into retirement, … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Boxed, Chocolate
Tagged 1970's, 1970's candy, 70's, Borden, candy collecting, candy collection, candy mascot, candy wrapper collecting, candy wrapper collection, collecting candy, Deran confectionery, malted milk balls, mascot, Necco, New England Confectionery Company, retro packaging, super-hero, superhero, vintage, vintage candy
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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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UK Nestle’s Jungle Book Characters Wrappers – My Near-Complete Set!
These days, the idea of a short-run licensed candy bar or candy bar tie-in with a film or television show is not all that uncommon. In the 1970’s it was all-but-unheard of, at least in this country. In the UK … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, British, Chocolate
Tagged 1960's, 1970's, 60's, 70's, animation, antique, candy collecting, candy collection, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, chocolate, collectibles, collecting candy, confection, confectionery, Disney, ephemera, Jungle Book, sweets, vintage
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