Category Archives: 1960′s

Stop! Candy Time!

Posted on April 26, 2013 by jasonliebig

Just a one-off for today, folks.  This one comes from mid-60′s Canada and the Neilson candy company.  It’s Neilson’s Candy Time bar.

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Happy Easter – The History of Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs!

Posted on March 31, 2013 by jasonliebig

To all of CollectingCandy.com’s readers that celebrate the holiday; Happy Easter!  It’s been fun counting down to today by sharing various Easter candy goodies and bits of confectionery history this week. I wanted to close out the week’s Easter coverage … Continue reading →

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Easter Week Countdown – A Look Back At Peeps 50th Birthday!

Posted on March 29, 2013 by jasonliebig

This year in 2013, JustBorn’s Peeps are celebrating their 60th Anniversary, but back in 2003 they marked half-a-century with a big 50th Birthday celebration.  One of the neat Peeps items in my collection from this period is a 50th Anniversary … Continue reading →

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Heide’s Red Hot Dollars!

Posted on March 18, 2013 by jasonliebig

Back in January I covered the Heide confectionery classic Mexican Hats, and today I’d like to share a similar look back at another Heide favorite, and one that can still be found today; Red Hot Dollars!

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The Tale of the Forgotten Cristy Bar!

Posted on March 4, 2013 by jasonliebig

One of my favorite things to write about and share here on CollectingCandy.com are the forgotten and lost stories of candy history that I’ve been lucky enough to uncover.  Today I’m going to share the tale of a bar that … Continue reading →

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CollectingCandy.com’s Anniversary Celebration – 15 Of My Favorite Posts!

Posted on February 7, 2013 by jasonliebig

As I mentioned yesterday, on February 6th 2012, CollectingCandy.com officially launched.   To celebrate this first birthday, I’ve gone back over the site’s 293 entries posted so far and have selected fifteen of my favorites to highlight and discuss.   Let’s get … Continue reading →

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Nestle’s Calypso Bar!

Posted on February 2, 2013 by jasonliebig

Though I don’t remember the Nestle Calypso bar, I’ve had a 1960′s wrapper in my collection for a few years and it’s pretty neat.  Recently I acquired a previously-unknown 1970′s Calypso bar wrapper with a completely different design and thought … Continue reading →

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Boyer – From Mallo Cup to Fluffernutter and Everything In-Between!

Posted on January 25, 2013 by jasonliebig

For today’s post, I’m going to share my collection of vintage wrappers from Boyer, a company best-known for their classic Mallo Cup.  I’ve got a great range of historical Mallo Cup wrappers to show you as well as a few … Continue reading →

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My Year in Collecting: 2012!

Posted on January 10, 2013 by jasonliebig

Since 2009, I’ve had an annual tradition of taking a look back at my hobby by assembling a collage of some of my favorite pieces from the previous twelve months.  I’ve been sharing those collages on Flickr and today I’d … Continue reading →

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Christmas Countdown: Beich’s Classic Santa Claus Candy and More!

Posted on December 22, 2012 by jasonliebig

For decades the company Beich’s, also known as Bike’s, was one of the larger confectioners on the candy landscape.  Among many long-running products, they produced Laffy Taffy, which is still produced today by the Nestle company under their Wonka brand. … Continue reading →

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