Wacky Wednesdays – Bit-O-Money!

Hello everyone and welcome back to another quick and fun edition of CollectingCandy.com’s Wacky Wednesdays.  For today’s post I’m going to take a look at Bit-O-Money, from 1974′s Wacky Packages Series 6.

Bit-O-Money is of course a parody of the classic candy treat, Bit-O-Honey.   The parody for this one is quite a lot of fun, and the whole thing works quite well.  Here’s a closer look at the sticker:

Wacky Packages Series 6 – 1974 – Bit-O-Money

Everything about this one works pretty darned good.  Even the visual of $100 bills inside the wrapper makes sense, as a Bit-O-Honey bar was awfully close to the rectangular dimensions of a dollar bill.

I went through my collection and was able to find only one Bit-O-Honey wrapper that matched up well with the Bit-O-Money parody.  Here it is:

Ward Candy Company – Bit-O-Honey 15-cent candy wrapper – early 1970′s

As you can see, it’s a pretty close match, and may well be the exact style of wrapper that was originally referenced for the Bit-O-Money parody.

And with that, I’ll wrap up this week’s edition of Wacky Wednesdays.  I hope you enjoyed today’s selection, and I’ll see you next time!