{"id":16146,"date":"2014-12-18T12:48:46","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T17:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=16146"},"modified":"2014-12-18T12:48:46","modified_gmt":"2014-12-18T17:48:46","slug":"vintage-style-just-born-candy-box-holiday-ornaments-new-for-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=16146","title":{"rendered":"Vintage-Style Just Born Candy Box Holiday Ornaments – New for 2014!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After a day of holiday travel, I’m back to my native midwestern\u00a0home of Nebraska and spending time with family and loved ones. \u00a0While I’m here, I want to continue to share some of the neat Christmas candy goodness I’ve got brewing.<\/p>\n

Today’s topic is a really cool one as it was completely unexpected, but totally\u00a0in my area of interest and enthusiasm. \u00a0This year, the Kurt S. Adler company of New York<\/a> teamed up with Just Born<\/a> to create a beautiful set of three holiday ornaments based on vintage Just Born candy boxes. \u00a0Make the jump to check them out!<\/p>\n

I’m a long-time fan of the Just Born family of boxed candy products. \u00a0In fact, it was my original search for a 1970’s vintage Hot Tamales box<\/a> that helped lead me to become the passionate pop-culture candy collector and historian that I am today. \u00a0So, when I saw that there was a set of holiday ornaments based on those very vintage boxes, I was blown away and immediately ordered a set.<\/p>\n

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Kurt S Adler – Just Born Christmas Ornaments – 1960’s-1970’s Three Boxes Stacked<\/p><\/div>\n

The\u00a0ornaments come in attractive clear packages, making each piece easily viewable. \u00a0I should also note that the scale of these is remarkably close to the actual vintage boxes they portray. \u00a0I didn’t have any of my vintage boxes handy, but I would say they are nearly 1\/1 scale, possibly a little smaller. \u00a0So, if you’ve ever wanted to put one of these vintage boxes on a shelf but couldn’t find one, this is a great alternative.<\/p>\n

Let’s take a closer look at each one, starting with my childhood favorite Hot Tamales.<\/p>\n

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Kurt S Adler – Just Born Christmas Ornaments – 1960’s-1970’s Hot Tamales candy box – 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

As you can see, the modern Hot Tamales logo and “Get Fired Up!” slogan is paired next to the vintage logo on the back of the box, making a clear identification for those who only recognize\u00a0the new stuff.<\/p>\n

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Kurt S Adler – Just Born Christmas Ornaments – 1960’s-1970’s Hot Tamales candy box – opened – 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

I should also note that the fronts and back of the ornaments are exactly the same (much like this era of vintage Just Born boxes). \u00a0 I’d like to insert an actual vintage box scan along with each of these opened ornament photos, to show you how well they did in capturing the originals. \u00a0This ornament most closely resembles a late 60’s\/early 70’s Hot Tamales “long box” I have in my collection:<\/p>\n

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Just Born – Hot Tamales – 15-cent candy box – late 60’s early 70’s<\/p><\/div>\n

One oddity is that, while the ornament has the approximate dimensions of a long box, the printed-on volume of 1 1\/4 oz is the exact dimensions of a short box I’ve got (can you tell how big of a candy nerd I am?):<\/p>\n

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Just Born – Hot Tamales – 1 1\/4 oz candy box – 1970’s<\/p><\/div>\n

Needless to say, I think that Hot Tamales ornament is outstanding. \u00a0Now here’s the Jolly Joes:<\/p>\n

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Kurt S Adler – Just Born Christmas Ornaments – 1960’s-1970’s Jolly Joes candy box – 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

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Kurt S Adler – Just Born Christmas Ornaments – 1960’s-1970’s Jolly Joes candy box – opened – 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

This time, the ornament has a more long-box appropriate volume indication. \u00a0I only have a short box Jolly Joes from this era, so here it is:<\/p>\n

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Just Born – Jolly Joes – no offer – candy box – 1970’s<\/p><\/div>\n

Finally, here is the Mike and Ike ornament from the collection.<\/p>\n

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Kurt S Adler – Just Born Christmas Ornaments – 1960’s-1970’s Mike and Ike candy box – 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

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Kurt S Adler – Just Born Christmas Ornaments – 1960’s-1970’s Mike and Ike candy box – opened – 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

You might immediately note that, unlike the previous two examples, this box is devoid of any mascot characters. \u00a0I believe that’s because they were attempting to capture the look of Just Born’s 1960’s candy boxes. \u00a0And in the 1960’s, Mike and Ike boxes didn’t have mascots, while Hot Tamales and Jolly Joes did.<\/p>\n

Here’s an image of a 1960’s Mike and Ike box from my archive:<\/p>\n

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Just Born – Mike and Ike – 15-cent candy box – 1960’s<\/p><\/div>\n

Of course, by the 1970’s, Just Born would end up finally adding mascots to Mike and Ike as well:<\/p>\n

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Just Born – Mike and Ike – no offer – candy box – 1970’s<\/p><\/div>\n

My guess is that, if these ornaments sell well enough, perhaps they’ll continue the line next year with a set designed more after the late 1970’s look of Just Born boxes, with the diagonal banner design boxes like this one:<\/p>\n

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Just Born – Mike and Ike – 2.12 oz candy box – late 1970’s through 1985<\/p><\/div>\n

They could follow up after that with a series based on the late 80’s\/early 90’s boxes, which sported significantly different designs. \u00a0It would be an awfully cool line to collect and to put on the tree!<\/p>\n

For now, it’s fantastic that we’ve got this inaugural set of three. \u00a0Holiday ornaments based on vintage candy packaging is an idea whose time has come and one I enthusiastically welcome. \u00a0I think these make for fantastic gifts and I hope this only leads to more!<\/p>\n

By the way, you can order these ornaments individually from the Just Born website here<\/a>, here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That’s all I’ve got to share on these awesome holiday ornaments and I want to get back to hanging out with family, so I’ll sign off and… I’ll see you next time!<\/p>\n

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