{"id":6893,"date":"2012-10-18T10:53:36","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T14:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=6893"},"modified":"2012-10-18T11:11:14","modified_gmt":"2012-10-18T15:11:14","slug":"from-the-uk-trebors-mummies-and-their-tales-from-the-tomb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=6893","title":{"rendered":"From the UK: Trebor’s Mummies and their Tales from the Tomb!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Released in the United Kingdom around 1979 or 1980, Trebor’s Mummies were a roll candy of sorts with a cool series of “Tales of the Tomb” wrappers that encouraged kids to collect them all!<\/p>\n

Being a UK treat, I don’t have any personal recollections of Trebor Mummies – I only know that I really dig the packaging and look of the wrappers.\u00a0\u00a0 These have a great Halloween thematic going on, and their “Tales of the Tomb” wrapper backs are classic-spooky fun.<\/p>\n

Here are the two different flavor wrappers, as well as the different “Tales of the Tomb” I’ve managed to acquire:<\/p>\n

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UK – Trebor – Mummies – black soft center – candy wrapper – 1970’s 1980’s<\/p><\/div>\n

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UK – Trebor – Mummies – black soft centered Tales from the Tomb – 1970’s 1980’s<\/p><\/div>\n

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UK – Trebor – Mummies – black sherbet centered – candy wrapper – 1970’s 1980’s<\/p><\/div>\n

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UK – Trebor – Mummies – black sherbet centered Tales from the Tomb – 1970’s 1980’s<\/p><\/div>\n

As you can see, the folks at Trebor were more than willing to have a little bit of fun with the scarier side of candy, and that’s a good thing since they brought us these cool bits of wrappers to enjoy.<\/p>\n

That’s everything I’ve got on Trebor’s Mummies, but if you’d like to see more, check out this short bit of recollection of them from the great site, The Cobwebbed Room – they did a nice write-up on the topic over here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also, if you’re in the mood to read about the company behind these UK Mummies treats, I’ve got a great book for you: \u00a0 CollectingCandy.com’s friend and fellow confectionery historian, Matthew Crampton, recently published “The Trebor Story”.\u00a0 I plan to write up a full review of his book in the coming months, but for now you can check it out for yourself at the link below.\u00a0\u00a0 Beyond a thorough and rich history of the company, there’s also a ton of awesome vintage candy pictures in there, too.<\/p>\n