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Amurol Innovation – Nutty Novelty Gum from 1995

I’ve spoken before about Amurol, the division of Wrigley responsible for things like Big League Chew and Bubble Tape among many other fun products.  Though they started as a sugarless gum company, they ended up becoming the novelty arm of … Continue reading

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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.

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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

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Cereal and Candy: Best of Breakfast Friends

Though I am a candy wrapper and candy box collector, I’m also a cereal box collector.  Each hobby has it’s own wonderful quirks and qualities, and sometimes the two of those hobbies crossover. Marketers long-ago figured out that a kid … Continue reading

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It’s called soft-chunk! Or when Bubblicious was “New!”

Before I get to the subject of today’s post, I wanted to thank everyone for giving CollectingCandy.com such a terrific response yesterday.   Thanks for the Tweets, the site mentions, the comments, and the e-mails. I approached that first article with … Continue reading

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Big League Chew – Retrospective of an American Original

PREFACE When I set out to launch CollectingCandy.com, my mission was clear: celebrate the history of candy packaging, its marketing, and the people behind it.  Sure, the title was Collecting Candy, but I felt that you didn’t need to be … Continue reading

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