Vintage candy packaging

Here's one of three different Lemonhead boxes I have. This comes from the "Munktiki Collection", a large lot of consumer goods packaging saved and stored by Californian Paul Nielsen during the 1970's. A collection I recently acquired and will be documenting here. For more on Paul's current activities, check out www.munktiki.com.

Tiny colorful, crunchy candies known as Nerds have a history as quirky as their name. Learn all about this delightful treat here!

I don't go after too many candy pieces that are pre-1950's, but there are some that I really dig, oftentimes due to them being early examples of iconic brands. This is certainly an example of that. Though I cannot be certain of the vintage of this box, I'm confident it's from the 1930's era. Though this early logo is scripted, the basic box colors remain the same that they would be for decades.

Even back in the 1960's and 1970's, candy companies would spin off their main brands into special versions - such is the case with Wild Cherry Dots. I love the colors scheme on this box - I think it's a subtle and striking at the same time. This comes from the "Munktiki Collection", a large lot of consumer goods packaging saved and stored by Californian Paul Nielsen during the 1970's. A collection I recently acquired and will be documenting here. For more on Paul's current activities, check…

Here's a great little candy package I'd never heard of or seen before coming across it in the L.M. Kallok Collection. This one was written up over at CollectingCandy.com: Fleer’s Little Zitts – A CollectingCandy.com Exclusive! www.collectingcandy.com/wordpress/?p=5338

Leone and Amarelli are Italian candy companies that have been around for centuries. Amarelli has been making licorice since the 16th century, and Leone has been making candy since 1857. These tins are re-prints of the originals and are just as exquisite. Via Mayalee.

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone. I love adding pieces like this to my collection, as they're from my youth, and they're so iconic in my memory. But as iconic as they are it can be near-impossible to find images of vintage candy packaging like this - so it's great to have this one and to be able to share it. Included in the post: "A Valentine’s Candy Classic: Sweethearts Conversation Hearts!" - www.collectingcandy.com/wordpress/?p=8879 This piece comes from the L.M. Kallok Collection - a…

Nerds candyy came out in 1983 and was made by Nestle. They were small crunchy pieces of sugar that had two flavors per package.

According to a recent article on Smithsonian.com, the notion that poison candy is routinely distributed to unsuspecting children on Halloween is a myth pe...