Category Archives: 1980’s

Easter Week Countdown – A Look Back At Peeps 50th Birthday!

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Jason Liebig

This year in 2013, JustBorn’s Peeps are celebrating their 60th Anniversary, but back in 2003 they marked half-a-century with a big 50th Birthday celebration.  One of the neat Peeps items in my collection from this period is a 50th Anniversary … Continue reading →

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The Rich History of the Snickers Munch Bar – Revised and Revisited!

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Just under a year ago here on CollectingCandy.com, I posted my first look back at the Snickers Munch bar.  At the time I had uncovered six unique wrapper designs across the four decade lifetime of the brand, but I was … Continue reading →

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Heide’s Red Hot Dollars!

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Back in January I covered the Heide confectionery classic Mexican Hats, and today I’d like to share a similar look back at another Heide favorite, and one that can still be found today; Red Hot Dollars!

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Annabelle’s Big Hunk!

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Today I’d like to talk about a bar that’s been around at least 40 years.   It’s a classic treat with a name that will certainly be familiar to those of you who grew up on the West Coast; Annabelle’s Big … Continue reading →

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Sweetart Hearts and other Wonka Valentine’s Goodies!

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Yesterday’s Valentine’s post was all about Sweethearts, but I have confess to unconsciously dropping the “h” and “e” and typing SweeTARTS instead, several times when drafting it.  Guess I was just excited about today’s post which is dedicated to Sweetarts … Continue reading →

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A Valentine’s Candy Classic: Sweethearts Conversation Hearts!

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Today I’m going to share a bit of the packaging history of that most classic of Valentine’s treat, the conversation heart.  More specifically I’m going to cover the best-known brand of conversation hearts, Necco’s Sweethearts.

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CollectingCandy.com’s Anniversary Celebration – 15 Of My Favorite Posts!

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Jason Liebig

As I mentioned yesterday, on February 6th 2012, CollectingCandy.com officially launched.   To celebrate this first birthday, I’ve gone back over the site’s 293 entries posted so far and have selected fifteen of my favorites to highlight and discuss.   Let’s get … Continue reading →

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Bananas for Tootsie!

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Jason Liebig

[Warning:  Today’s post is a little bananas.] Pablo Picasso had his “Blue Period” and Burt Convy’s Tatletales game show had its Banana Section, so perhaps it was destiny that the Tootise company would one day have a “Banana Period” of … Continue reading →

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Heide’s Mexican Hats!

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Yesterday, I received an e-mail from a CollectingCandy.com reader named Jeff, asking me about a candy box that he’d remembered from the early 1990’s but couldn’t find any information for online.  He believed that what he was remembering was a … Continue reading →

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Boyer – From Mallo Cup to Fluffernutter and Everything In-Between!

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Jason Liebig

For today’s post, I’m going to share my collection of vintage wrappers from Boyer, a company best-known for their classic Mallo Cup.  I’ve got a great range of historical Mallo Cup wrappers to show you as well as a few … Continue reading →

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