Tag Archives: vintage candy wrapper

From the Kraft Candy Kitchens of 1962 – Treat Boxes!

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Jason Liebig

I recently had the opportunity to take possession of a really neat group of unused vintage product packaging, all from the 1962-1963 period.  Originally saved by a salesman from the Marathon printing company, they were used to showcase the kinds … Continue reading →

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Kicking off 2014 with Nabisco’s Wild One from 1969!!!

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Jason Liebig

Happy New Year everyone!  It’s my pleasure to kick off CollectingCandy.com’s 2014 coverage with the world premiere of a wrapper that has not only been on my want list for a long time but is also one that I’m confident … Continue reading →

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Twelve Days of Christmas: The Festive Variety of Russell Stover Santas (and Snowmen, too!)

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Jason Liebig

It’s Christmas Day and the final post in CollectingCandy.com’s Twelve Days of Christmas series for this year. Before I get to today’s content, a brief personal message:  I’m spending my holiday safe, warm and surrounded by family and friends that … Continue reading →

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Twelve Days of Christmas: The Return of Life Savers Stick-O-Pep!

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Jason Liebig

I’m often delighted by the surprises that my interest in confection brings.  From learning about vintage products that I never knew existed to looking on a current store shelf and being shocked at what I’m seeing.  It was a wonderful … Continue reading →

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Twelve Days of Christmas: A Trio of Christmas Tootise Pop Drops Packs!

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Last week I mentioned my discovery of the Tootsie Roll Christmas Two-Packs, but an equally exciting discovery I made this season was finding this trio of holiday-themed Tootsie Pop Drops packs!

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Twelve Days of Christmas: Spangler’s Holiday Dum-Dum Pops!!

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Jason Liebig

I’ve often talked about how I love oddball or specialty flavor spin-offs of classic brands.  From fruit-flavored Milk Duds to cinnamon hot Dots, there’s something I find particularly compelling about these releases, and I’m always pleased when new ones come … Continue reading →

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Twelve Days of Christmas: Whitman’s new Peanuts Christmas Chocolate Bars!

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Every year Whitman’s releases their standard chocolate bars with all kinds of holiday-themed package designs.  Occasionally, they’ll utilize licensed characters or content for those designs and for 2013 they tapped the Peanuts holiday classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas, as their … Continue reading →

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Twelve Days of Christmas: M&M’s Christmas Theater Boxes!

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Always an enjoyable topic to address are the holiday releases for M&M’s.  Just a few days ago I mentioned the new holiday flavor release of M&M’s Gingerbread and today I’d like to showcase the new Christmas-themed theater-sized boxes for a pair of … Continue reading →

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Twelve Days of Christmas: Uncovering Wonka’s 1991 Christmas Boxes!

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Jason Liebig

I’ve often pointed out that where candy packaging is concerned sometimes tracking down a specific piece can be much like archaeology. Oftentimes you start without any hard evidence that a piece existed at all. Sometimes that first evidence is a … Continue reading →

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Twelve Days of Christmas: Hershey’s New Candy Cane Bar!

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Every year there are always new candy packages and products released for the Christmas holiday season.  One brand new item that I found particularly striking from the packaging standpoint was Hershey’s Candy Cane bar.

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