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A Frappé For Friday – Welch’s Frappé, That Is!
Over the years, I’ve received all sorts of e-mails quizzing me about the identity of some nearly forgotten candy or requesting images of a fondly missed favorite chocolate bar. It’s a fun challenge and incredibly satisfying when I’ve been able … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, Chocolate, Timeline, Uncategorized
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Nabisco, packaging, packaging design, raisins, sweets, vintage candy wrappers, Welch's, wrapper
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When Packaging was a Toy – Junior Mints and their 1975 Circus Animal Series!
Though it is a much more unusual occurrence today, there was a time when companies routinely built more tactile fun into their packaging, especially when it was for a product aimed at kids. They were often producing packages that could … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, Boxed, Chocolate, cookies, Mars, Novelty
Tagged 1970's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, circus, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Junior Mints, Nabisco, packaging, packaging design, papercraft, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, Welch's, wrapper
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Kicking off 2014 with Nabisco’s Wild One from 1969!!!
Happy New Year everyone! It’s my pleasure to kick off CollectingCandy.com’s 2014 coverage with the world premiere of a wrapper that has not only been on my want list for a long time but is also one that I’m confident … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, Chocolate
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, cat, cheetah, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, leopard, Nabisco, packaging, sweets, tiger, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Twelve Days of Christmas: The Return of Life Savers Stick-O-Pep!
I’m often delighted by the surprises that my interest in confection brings. From learning about vintage products that I never knew existed to looking on a current store shelf and being shocked at what I’m seeing. It was a wonderful … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, Christmas, Hard Candy, Holiday
Tagged Beech-Nut, candy, candy cane, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Christmas, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Hershey, holiday, Life Savers, Lifesavers, mint, Nabisco, packaging, roll candy, sweets, vintage, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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LifeSavers’ 1994 Valentine’s Treats Brochure!
With Valentine’s Day rapidly approaching I’ve decided to dedicate the next few days’ posts to Valentine’s-related candy. Today, I’ll be sharing the contents of a neat little sales brochure covering LifeSavers’ 1994 Valentine’s offerings!
Posted in 1990's, Boxed, Hard Candy, Holiday
Tagged 1990's candy, 90's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Life Savers, Lifesavers, Nabisco, packaging, sweets, Valentine candy, Valentine's Day, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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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 Goonies had a candy bar?!?
One of the fun things about candy history, and about product packaging more broadly, is that it’s something that isn’t very well documented. For me, that means I get to become a bit of a pop-culture archeologist, hunting for things … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, Chocolate
Tagged 1980's, 80's, Canada, Canadian, candy, Chunk, collectible, collection, collector, confection, confectionery, ephemera, Jeff Cohen, licensed, Nabisco, packaging, Sloth, Spielberg, Steven Spielberg, sweets, Truffle Shuffle, vintage, wrapper
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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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Happy 100th Birthday to Oreo! – Part Two: All Those Flavors
Yesterday, I covered the evolution of Oreo cookie packaging from the 1950’s through the early 2,000’s. Today, I’ll be taking a look at the range of flavors and limited editions that Oreo has released over the past few years.
Posted in cookies
Tagged collectible, collecting, collection, cookie, Nabisco, Oreo, packaging, vintage
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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
