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Our Big Rolo Roundup! 75 Years of Rolo!
Today is unofficially my 100th article for CollectingCandy.com, so I wanted to make it a big one. [Note: This is actually post 105, but several of those were directing readers to other things, so this would be my 100th … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, British, Chocolate, Nestle
Tagged 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, anniversary, candy, candy collecting, candy collector, caramel, chocolate, collectibles, collecting candy, collection, collector, confectionery, history, Mackintosh, Nestle, packaging, retro, Rolo, Rowntree, sweets, UK, vintage
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A 1950’s Peter Paul Wrapper with a Giggle-Worthy Name.
I’m going to be swamped today with non-candy-related commitments, but I wanted to share something quick and light with everyone today.
Posted in 1950's, Chocolate, Uncategorized
Tagged 1950's, 50's, candy collecting, chocolate, collecting candy, collection, collector, confectionery, packaging, Peter Paul, retro, sweets, vintage, wrapper
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Hershey’s Desert and Tropical Bars – In Honor of Memorial Day
Just returned from a whirlwind three-day trip to see family and attend related events back in my home state of Nebraska. I hope to get back up to speed fast, and deliver some great bits of CollectingCandy.com fun this week. … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1990's, Chocolate, Hershey, Uncategorized
Tagged candy, chocolate, collectible, collecting, collector, Hershey, military, packaging, soldiers, sweets, vintage, vintage candy packaging, war
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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 Original 1970’s Wonka Bar – Unveiled for the First Time!
In the original 1971 film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the Wonka Bar was one of the major bars that the kids around the world bought, hunting for a Golden Ticket. But when the real-world Wonka brand launched in … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's
Tagged 1970's, 70's, candy, collectible, collecting, collection, collector, confectionery, design, logo, mascot, packaging, retro, sweets, taffy, vintage, Willy Wonka, Wonka, wrapper
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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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The Famous Clark Bars of the 70’s (that you might not remember.)
The Clark bar and Clark’s Zagnut have been around for decades. During the late 1970’s, the D.L. Clark company rolled out a few bars in wonderfully-designed wrappers, along with an ad campaign to support them. Since first seeing images of … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Chocolate
Tagged 1970's, 70's, advertisement, Beatrice, candy, chocolate, Clark, collectible, collecting, collection, collector, comic book, confection, confectionery, packaging, sweets, vintage, wrapper
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Bip Bip (Beep Beep) – The lost Road Runner candy from 1970’s Mexico.
One of the more unusual pieces of vintage confectionery packaging to come out of the L.M. Kallok Collection (a wonderful collection I’ve talked about here before, and that I recently acquired) was something I’d never encountered or even heard of: … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's
Tagged 1970's, 70's, animated, candy, cartoon, character, collectible, collecting, collection, collector, confection, confectionery, foreign, licensed, mascot, Mexican, Mexico, packaging, sweets, vintage, Warner Brothers
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Avengers (candy) Assemble!
Unless you’ve been living under a pop-culture rock, you are probably aware that Marvel Comics’ much-anticipated film, The Avengers, premieres today. I won’t be seeing it today, but I’ll likely take in the flick before the end of the weekend. … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Hershey, Uncategorized
Tagged 1990's, 90's, Avengers, candy, collectible, collection, collector, comics, confection, confectionery, film, licensed, Marvel, Marvel Comics, movie, packaging, retro, superhero, sweets, The Avengers, vintage, wrapper
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Attack of the Zombie Candy – Australia’s Zombie Chews!
Ah… Zombies… what’s not to love? I’ve been a fan of zombies as long as I can remember. I think my first exposure to them was through the pages of Starlog magazine (or maybe it was Fangoria) and their coverage … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Australia, Australian, candy, collectible, collection, collections, collector, confectionery, foreign, Halloween, monster, packaging, retro, sweets, vintage, zombie
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