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Wacky Wednesdays – Czechlets!
It’s another edition of Wacky Wednesdays, and today we’re going to take a look at the inspiration for the sticker Czechlets, from 1974’s Wacky Packages series 9.
Posted in 1970's, Gum, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's, 70's, Adams, Chiclets, collecting, collection, confection, confectionery, design, gum, packaging, painting, parody, sweets, Topps, Wackies, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs, Wackys
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Wacky Wednesdays – Scary Jane!
Today’s edition of Wacky Wednesdays is from 1974’s Wacky Packages series 10 – Scary Jane.
Posted in 1970's, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's, 70's, candy, collectible, collecting, collection, confection, confectionery, Kallok Collection, mascot, packaging, retro, sweets, vintage, Wacky Packages, wrapper
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Fun Dip and Lik-M-Aid – A powdery-sugar-filled retrospective.
I am excited to finally be getting to today’s post, as I’ve wanted to cover the subject of Fun Dip for a long time. It’s good that I waited, as the last couple of months have provided key pieces of … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Wonka
Tagged 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, candy, collectible, collecting, collection, confection, confectionery, Fun Dip, Lik-a-Stix, Lik-m-Aid, mascot, packaging, powdered sugar, retro, Sunline, Sunmark, sweets, vintage, Willy Wonka, Wonka
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Topps’ Fruit Fizz and Cola Fizz – A new candy discovery from the late 70’s.
It’s not often that I discover images of something produced by Topps in the mid-to-late-70’s that I’d never seen before. After doing years of resarch and collecting, I’d assumed I’d at least come across photos of every one of their … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Bubble Gum, Gum, Topps
Tagged 1970's, 70's, candy, collectible, collecting, confectionery, packaging, retro, salesman, vintage
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Ode to Woolworth’s – The magical isle of my candy youth.
I grew up in Nebraska in the 1970’s, and in the town where I grew up, we had a Woolworth’s store. Without a doubt it had the best selection of candy and gum in town and because of that, I … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1970's
Tagged 1960's, 1970's, 60's, 70's, candy, confection, confectionery, nostalgia, packaging, retail, retro, store, sweets, vintage, Woolworth's
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Toffifay-to-Toffifay – Still Too Good For Kids!
Toffifay was introduced to the United States in 1977. Using ingredients not typically found in US candy bars at the time, it was an unusual kind of confection to make the standard candy isle. Beyond being a distinctive treat, they … Continue reading
Wacky Wednesdays – Baby Runt and Bustedfinger!
After missing last week’s Wacky Wednesday’s column, partly due to the road trip we were on, today I’m making the post a bit of a double-feature. Today, I give you Bustedfinger and Baby Runt.
Posted in 1970's, Chocolate, Gum, Topps, Uncategorized, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's, 70's, brands, chocolate, collectible, collecting, collection, confection, packaging, parody, product, sweets, vintage, Wacky, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs, wrapper, wrappers
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Happy Easter from CollectingCandy.com!
Easter is another big candy holiday, and it’s been one as long as I can remember. Let’s face it, for candy, there’s Halloween, Christmas, and Easter – so it’s one of the Big-3. Today, I’m going to showcase an assortment … Continue reading
From the Candy Kitchens of… Howard Johnson’s?
Since I’m on the road this week, starting off on my first CollectingCandy.com field trip, I’ve been thinking about hotels and motels. It used to be, hotel and motel chains were much more distinctive than they are today. Howard Johnson’s … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1970's, Chocolate
Tagged 1950's, 1970's, 50's, 70's, candy, collectible, collecting, collection, collector, HoJo, hotel, Howard Johnsons, motel, packaging, retro, roadside, roadtrip, sweets, vacation, vintage, wrapper
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Play Ball!! Baseball’s Opening Day Tomorrow!
Tomorrow is the 2012 opening day for Major League Baseball. In order to mark this occasion, today’s post will showcase a number of fun baseball-related candy packages.
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Bubble Gum, Chocolate
Tagged 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 70's, 80's, 90's, baseball, bubble, bubblegum, candy, chocolate, Clark, collectible, collecting, collection, collector, collectors, Curtiss, gum, Leaf, Major League, Major League Baseball, MLB, Opening Day, packaging, Reggie, Reggie Jackson, retro, sports, sweets, vintage, wrapper
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