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A big tin of it. A Christmas tradition of my childhood. Now buying this tin and opening it the wafted aroma brings an almost unbearable Proustian moment. These are the sweets that shaped a generation of Britons. This humble tin teaches principles of rationing, sharing and judgement while also introducing subtler aspects of the pleasure/pain balance (toffee penny, anyone?). But wait! they have changed the packaging. What happened to that caramel one with the star on its wrapper? Good to see…

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UK - Mackintosh's - Rolo - 2d chocolate candy wrapper - provisional patent - 1937 1938 by JasonLiebig, via Flickr Old Sweets, Uk Chocolate, British Sweets, Sweet Wrappers, Vintage Sweets, Old Candy, Retro Sweets, Retro Candy, Candy Packaging

I've posted about quite a few Rolo wrappers here, but this one is special. This is the very first Rolo wrapper featured on packages, and it comes from all the way back in the UK in 1937. This is a 75-year-old candy wrapper "rookie card" if you will. Read more about it here: www.collectingcandy.com/wordpress/?p=5798

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