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Tag Archives: 70’s
Wacky Wednesdays – Rotsa Root
This week I’m once again having my Tuesday column lead into Wacky Wednesdays. I don’t think that’s going to become a habit, but sometimes it is going to make sense and when it does, I’ll go with it.
Posted in 1970's, Topps, Uncategorized, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's, 70's, candy, collectible, collecting, collection, confection, retro, sweets, vintage, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs, Wackys
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Topps’ Lotsa Loot – Money, Money, Money, Money – Candy-Money!
I’m not sure about everyone else, but when I was a kid it was always fun playing with pretend money. Be it Monopoly or play money or the occasional odd foreign coin that would find their way into my hands, … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Hard Candy, Topps
Tagged 1970's, 70's, candy, collectible, collecting, collection, confection, design, packaging, retro, sweets, Topps, vintage, wrappers
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It’s an Earth-Shaking Sunday with Swell’s Earth Shaker Bubble Gum.
Couldn’t decide what to talk about today, so I put my hand in the grab-bag and came out with a rather unusual piece from Philadelphia Chewing Gum’s Swell subsidiary – Earth Shaker bubble gum.
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, Bubble Gum, Gum
Tagged 1970's, 1980's, 70's, 80's, bubblegum, candy, collectible, collecting, collection, confection, Earth Shaker, Earthshaker, gum, packaging, Philadelphia Chewing Gum, sweets, Swell
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Happy 100th Birthday to Oreo! – Part One: The History
Oreo cookies are not a candy – they’re a cookie. Even so, I wanted to find a reason to post about this notable anniversary for the brand. So I searched my files and you know what? I found that I … Continue reading
From the Mystery Files: Ringers – The Adult Bubble Gum.
I’ve previously pointed out that the history of candy and gum packaging is largely unknown. It’s a bit like a fossil record in that for every piece you’ve seen, there are likely ten more that you haven’t. For me that’s … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, Bubble Gum, Topps
Tagged 1960's, 1970's, 60's, 70's, bubble gum, bubblegum, candy, collectible, collecting, collector, confection, counter-culture, flower power, gum, hippie, mod, non-sport, packaging, sweets, Topps, wrapper
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Wacky Wednesdays – Hagnut
Following up the last two days of Zagnut-related coverage, I thought I’d include Wacky Wednesdays in the fun as well.
Posted in 1970's, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's, 70's, candy, chocolate, collectible, collecting, collection, confection, sticker, sweets, Topps, vintage, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs, witch
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A Cowboy from the UK – The British Texan
Back in the 1970’s, UK-based Rowntree Mackintosh released their Texan bar with the tagline, “The Mighty Chew”. With a cool mascot and a neat wrapper, it’s been one of the vintage UK brands I’ve become enamored with as I’ve learned … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, British, Chocolate
Tagged 1970's, 70's, British, chocolate, collectible, collection, confection, confectionery, nostalgia, retro, sweets, United Kingdom, vintage, wrapper
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Zotz – Where the fizz still is.
I have clear memories of Zotz candy from when I was a kid, both the packaging and the confectionery experience it contained. The Zotz name and logo was like a comic book sound effect, and it accurately described the exclamation … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, Hard Candy
Tagged 1970's, 1980's, 70's, 80's, candy, collecting, confection, fizzy, history, nostalgia, nostalgic, packaging, Pop Rocks, retro, sweets, vintrage collectible, wrappers, Zotz
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Mars Mixes it Up – A Tricky Trinity of Timeless Brands: Part Two
A quick recap on yesterday’s Part One: For decades, Snickers bars were sold as Marathon bars over in the United Kingdom, while the US had a its own different Marathon through the 1970’s. But in the early 1990’s the UK … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Chocolate, Uncategorized
Tagged 1970's, 3-Musketeers, 70's, candy, collecting, collector, confection, Dutch, Europe, German, history, M&M-Mars, Marathon, Mars, Netherlands, nostalgia, packaging, sweets, vintage, wapper
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Happy Valentine’s Day! – CollectingCandy-style.
Though Valentine’s Day is a holiday intimately intertwined with the idea of roses and heart-shaped boxes of chocolates, it’s not my top holiday for candy collecting. Perhaps next to the monster-adorned packaging for Halloween, or the Santa-&-Snowmen bounty of … Continue reading
