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Tag Archives: 70’s
Wacky Wednesdays – Wrecko!
I have yet to commit much coverage to the Necco brand here on CollectingCandy.com, but it’s not for lack of desire. Necco is an important American brand, so when I get there, I want to do it right. Until then, … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's, 70's, candy, candy collecting, candy wrapper collecting, classic, collectible, collecting, collection, confection, confectionery, Necco, New England, non-sport cards, packaging, parody, retro, sticker, sweets, Topps, vintage, vintage candy, Wackies, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs
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The Real Chocolate of 1977’s Ludens, and How I Collected Them!
It’s not always easy to say what drives a collector to collect, or once collecting, what drives them to chase after the specific items they do. With candy, my collecting always starts with nostalgia, but branches out into an appreciation … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Chocolate
Tagged 1970's, 1970's candy, 70's, candy, candy collection, candy wrappers, collectibles, collecting, collection, Luden's, mascots, packaging, sweets, vintage, vintage candy, vintage packaging, wrappers
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Wacky Wednesdays – Bum Bums!
For this week’s edition of Wacky Wednesdays, we turn our attention to 1974’s Wacky Packages Series 6, and Bum Bums, the parody of Nabisco Confections’ Pom Poms.
Posted in 1970's, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's, 70's, candy, collectible, collection, collector, confeciton, confectionery, Nabisco, packaging, parody, retro, sticker, sweets, Topps, vintage, Wackies, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs
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The Original 1970’s Wonka Bar – Unveiled for the First Time!
In the original 1971 film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the Wonka Bar was one of the major bars that the kids around the world bought, hunting for a Golden Ticket. But when the real-world Wonka brand launched in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970's, 70's, candy, collectible, collecting, collection, collector, confectionery, design, logo, mascot, packaging, retro, sweets, taffy, vintage, Willy Wonka, Wonka, wrapper
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The Famous Clark Bars of the 70’s (that you might not remember.)
The Clark bar and Clark’s Zagnut have been around for decades. During the late 1970’s, the D.L. Clark company rolled out a few bars in wonderfully-designed wrappers, along with an ad campaign to support them. Since first seeing images of … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Chocolate
Tagged 1970's, 70's, advertisement, Beatrice, candy, chocolate, Clark, collectible, collecting, collection, collector, comic book, confection, confectionery, packaging, sweets, vintage, wrapper
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Wacky Wednesdays – Spazzles!
When Wacky Packages Old School first launched back in 2010, I was pretty excited about it. A new series parodying the products of the 1970’s that the original Wacky Packages series never covered – how could I not love it? … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Fleer, Gum, Topps, Uncategorized, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's, 70's, candy, collectible, collection, Fleer, gum, packaging, parody, retro, sticker, Topps, vintage, Wackies, Wackkys, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs
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Wacky Wednesdays – Pounds!
Today’s edition of Wacky Wednesdays will showcase a sticker from Wacky Packages original 1970’s run. Specifically, the Mounds parody, Pounds, from 1973’s Wacky Packages series 5.
Posted in 1970's, Chocolate, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's, 70's, art, candy, chocolate, collectible, collecting, collection, confection, confectionery, Mounds, packaging, parody, Peter Paul, sticker, sweets, vintage, Wackies, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs, Wackys, wrapper
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Bip Bip (Beep Beep) – The lost Road Runner candy from 1970’s Mexico.
One of the more unusual pieces of vintage confectionery packaging to come out of the L.M. Kallok Collection (a wonderful collection I’ve talked about here before, and that I recently acquired) was something I’d never encountered or even heard of: … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970's, 70's, animated, candy, cartoon, character, collectible, collecting, collection, collector, confection, confectionery, foreign, licensed, mascot, Mexican, Mexico, packaging, sweets, vintage, Warner Brothers
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GORP!
GORP might sound like the name of some invertebrate globular alien Star Trek character, or an odd comic book sound-effect, but it’s not – at least that’s not all that it is. Gorp was a confectionery brand name – an … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, Chocolate
Tagged 1970's, 1980's, 70's, 80's, candy, collectible, collection, confection, confectionery, design, GORP, healthy, Nabisco, odd, packaging, raisins, sweets, weird
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