{"id":5016,"date":"2012-07-04T15:40:04","date_gmt":"2012-07-04T19:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=5016"},"modified":"2012-07-04T15:40:04","modified_gmt":"2012-07-04T19:40:04","slug":"celebrating-americas-independence-day-with-nestles-flags-of-the-american-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=5016","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating America’s Independence Day with Nestle’s Flags of the American Revolution!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Though we Americans often refer to today as “The Fourth of July”, I like to refer to today by its more traditional name.\u00a0 With that said — Happy Independence Day to all of my readers here in the United States.<\/p>\n

Before I get to my candy talk today, I would like to point readers to something non-candy-related, but awfully fun – my fireworks packaging scrapbook scans.\u00a0 If you want to see a bunch of 1980’s vintage-era fireworks – you can check them out by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Independence Day was a huge milestone during the American Revolution, one where we declared our independence from Great Britain.\u00a0 I’ve opted to celebrate today by showcasing a series of chocolate bar wrappers that were released by Nestle in 1977, in the wake of our Bicentennial the year before.\u00a0 They were a series of wrappers featuring “Flags of the American Revolution” and I’ve gotta say, I think they’re pretty awesome.<\/p>\n

Each wrapper shows its flag design prominently as well as providing the historical background of that flag itself.\u00a0 I totally dug reading these little snippets of history, as they’re pretty fascinating.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 With that – let’s get to the wrappers:<\/p>\n

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Nestle – Flags of the American Revolution – Bunker Hill Flag – Milk Chocolate – candy bar wrapper – 1977<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nestle – Flags of the American Revolution – First Stars and Stripes – Milk Chocolate – candy bar wrapper – 1977<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nestle – Flags of the American Revolution – Fort Moultrie Liberty Flag – Milk Chocolate – candy bar wrapper – 1977<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nestle – Flags of the American Revolution – Green Mountain Boys Flag – Milk Chocolate – candy bar wrapper – 1977<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nestle – Flags of the American Revolution – Taunton Flag – Milk Chocolate – candy bar wrapper – 1977<\/p><\/div>\n

That’s all I’ve got for today.\u00a0 I’m not sure if there were other flag wrappers produced, as these five were the only ones I’ve had access to.\u00a0 I hope you’ll agree that the mix of cool flag-graphics and a little bit of history made for a pretty awesome series of wrappers.<\/p>\n

Enjoy the rest of your holiday days, everyone.\u00a0 See you here next time!!<\/p>\n

[Note: Our regularly-scheduled Wacky Wednesdays column will return next week.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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