Just over two months ago, I wrote about the history of Rolo. At the time, the earliest wrapper I had to show you was from 1952, but today I get to reveal what the very first Rolo wrapper from 1937 looked like.
I’ve got the day off today, and it’s raining out. So, I’m going to be devoting some time into candy research as well as collection-maintenance and scanning.
With that in mind, today’s post will be a brief one, but it will also be another fun CollectingCandy.com internet exclusive: Fleer’s Big Pucker.
For those under the age of 40, today’s post might seem a bit odd. But for those who remember Telly Savalas and his five-year-run on the acclaimed New York City detective show Kojak – today should be a treat.
For today’s edition of Wacky Wednesdays, we’re going to take a fun look back at Oh Hairy!, from Wacky Packages series 7, released in 1974.
Today I want to share my latest Big League Chew-related discovery, and it seems only appropriate that I do so while also marking the six-month anniversary of CollectingCandy.com’s launch.
After two big posts on Friday and Saturday, I intended to wrap-up my Wonka Weekend with visual timelines on Sunday, but had to stop the presses for last-minute new material. So the timelines are being delivered today, just a day later (and a bit beefier) than planned.
It’s truly satisfying to bring all of this wonderful Wonka material together like this. I hope you enjoy the timeline-y fun.
I’ve said many times that what I love about candy history is that there are always surprises in store, even when you think you’ve got something all figured out. Well, last night was no different.
A few hours after getting the second-half of my big Wonka Weekend finished and posted last night, I received an e-mail that was a bit of a shocker and sort of derailed a lot of what I’d written over the preceding 72 hours – but not really in a bad way.
Willy Wonka’s Oompas – isolated from trade ad – 1972
Willy Wonka’s Oompas stand as one of my all-time favorite candy treats. I loved them as a kid, and I’ve really enjoyed digging into the history of them as a collector.
As I teased yesterday, today’s article is the first half of a two-day span of coverage for the original two Wonka candy treats.
Today, we’ll be talking about Willy Wonka’s Super Skrunch. It might sound like an odd name, but for nearly a decade it was the chocolate bar face of the Wonka brand.
I’m going to be revealing wrappers today covering the entire life cycle of the bar, as well as its ultimate end. Many of the pieces I’ll be showing can’t be found anywhere else, and today marks the first time most of these will be seen in the internet age.
This Friday and Saturday, CollectingCandy.com will feature back-to-back posts on the two original offerings of the Wonka candy brand. Included will be several never-before-seen wrappers that should serve as fun surprises.
I’m excited to bring these important pieces of Wonka history to you, but there’s still work to be completed before I’ll be ready to unveil part one, so today I want to offer up a teaser image for what’s to come.
