{"id":4613,"date":"2012-06-15T13:10:49","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T17:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=4613"},"modified":"2012-06-15T13:10:49","modified_gmt":"2012-06-15T17:10:49","slug":"a-friday-favorite-for-summer-willy-wonkas-watermelon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=4613","title":{"rendered":"A Friday Favorite for Summer – Willy Wonka’s Watermelon!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As we head into the summer months, thoughts of going to the beach, the pool or the park (or just about anywhere outside) fill my head.\u00a0\u00a0 When I think back to the candy I picked up during some of my 1980’s summers, Willy Wonka’s Watermelon jawbreakers certainly come to mind.<\/p>\n

Sold from the mid-to-late 1980’s, I remember picking these up at my local Woolworth store to try for the very first time.\u00a0 Basically a large watermelon-shaped Gobstopper, these giants were sold two-to-a-box.\u00a0\u00a0 The box was designed to look like a miniature fruit crate and I think the packaging worked quite well for it.<\/p>\n

A few years ago, I was lucky enough to find a Wonka Watermelon box unopened with the candy still inside, and that’s where today’s title image comes from.\u00a0 It’s great to be able to share just how the candy itself appeared, fresh out of the box.<\/p>\n

Here’s a close look at the entirety of the box design:<\/p>\n

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Sunmark – Willy Wonka’s Watermelon – giant seedless candy jawbreakers – candy box – 1980’s<\/p><\/div>\n

A fun box design from a wonderful period of Wonka innovation, how can you not dig it?<\/p>\n

And that’s all for today’s short Friday Favorite piece.\u00a0 I hope you’ve all got plans to get outside this weekend with friends and loved ones to enjoy some safe-and-sunny summer fun!\u00a0 See you next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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