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A Look Back at a Discontinued Classic – Tom’s Full Dinner!
The history of confection is rich with brands that have had the briefest flashes of life and others that have withstood the test of time. But even some stalwarts of the candy isle that stuck around for generations eventually fade … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, Chocolate, Peanut Butter
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Georgia, history, packaging, peanut butter, retrospective, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Wacky Wednesdays – Regal Clown Cherry Bombs!
It’s been quite a while since I last did a Wacky Wednesdays column here on the site but a recent find meant that it was time. After searching for several years for a Regal Crown Sour Cherry wrapper, the basis … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Lifesavers, packaging, parody sticker, roll candy, sweets, Topps, vintage candy wrapper, Wackies, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs, wrapper
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From the Kraft Candy Kitchens of 1962 – Treat Boxes!
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
Posted in 1960's, Boxed, Chocolate
Tagged 1960's candy, 1960's packaging, 60's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, coconut, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Kraft, marshmallow, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Kicking off 2014 with Nabisco’s Wild One from 1969!!!
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
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, Chocolate
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, cat, cheetah, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, leopard, Nabisco, packaging, sweets, tiger, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Twelve Days of Christmas: The Festive Variety of Russell Stover Santas (and Snowmen, too!)
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
Posted in Chocolate, Christmas, Holiday
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Christmas, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, holiday, packaging, Russell Stover, Santa, Santa Claus, snowman, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Twelve Days of Christmas: The Return of Life Savers Stick-O-Pep!
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
Posted in 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, Christmas, Hard Candy, Holiday
Tagged Beech-Nut, candy, candy cane, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Christmas, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Hershey, holiday, Life Savers, Lifesavers, mint, Nabisco, packaging, roll candy, sweets, vintage, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Twelve Days of Christmas: A Trio of Christmas Tootise Pop Drops Packs!
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!
Posted in Christmas, Holiday, Uncategorized
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Christmas, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, holiday, packaging, Penguin, Santa, sweets, Tootsie, Tootsie Pop, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Twelve Days of Christmas: Spangler’s Holiday Dum-Dum Pops!!
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
Posted in Christmas, Holiday, Uncategorized
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Christmas, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Dum-Dum, holiday, limited edition, lollipops, packaging, pops, Spangler, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Twelve Days of Christmas: Whitman’s new Peanuts Christmas Chocolate Bars!
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
Posted in Chocolate, Christmas, Holiday
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Charlie Brown, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, licensed, packaging, peanuts, Snoopy, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, Whitmans, wrapper
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Twelve Days of Christmas: M&M’s Christmas Theater Boxes!
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
Posted in Boxed, Christmas, Holiday, M&M's, Mars
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Christmas, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, holiday, M&M's, mascot, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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