A lovely orange-colored box, with Gizmo the Gremlin featured prominently, is this Gremlins movie tie-in cereal. From Ralson, and featuring a great offer for a plush Gizmo doll.
Monday, March 30, 2009
General Mills - ET Cereal - Storybook Album offer - 1984
Coming from General Mills is the E.T. The Extra Terrestrial movie tie-in cereal.
Featuring a Free E.T. Storybook Album offer, with Michael Jackson, too.
I picked up this box alongside a couple other 1980's movie tie-in boxes.
McDonalds - McDonaldland Book Cover - 1973
This great old book cover features the classic 1970's McDonaldland gang. There are at least a couple different McDonaldland "universal" book covers that I've come across, though this is the only one I have.
I really like the art style used in this piece.
I wonder where all of this great original artwork ended up?
Happy Chef Restaraunt Post Card - Late 60's Early 70's
We had a Happy Chef restaraunt in my hometown when I grew up, and it was still there as late as 1990, though our big Chef had been long gone by that point.
My grandfather's construction business helped raise the giant Happy Chef at that location, which is a story I liked hearing as a kid.
Interesting to note is in this photo, it appears the Chef's vest has been painted over with the orange color. I believe some Happy Chef statues had blue vests, so it may be that they changed to orange sometime after they first introduced them.
Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa Mix with Mini-Marshmallows box - Swiss Miss Playhouse - 1976-1980
Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa Mix with Mini-Marshmallows box - Swiss Miss Playhouse - 1976-1980, originally uploaded by JasonLiebig.
One of the only completely intact boxes from this lot is this 1976 cocoa mix box. The copyright is 1976 though the offer on the box expires in 1980, so I'm guessing this one was actually on shelves in 1979.
How about that Swiss Miss house? Reminds me a bit of the General Mills Monster cereal castle.
Swiss Miss Instant Cocoa Mix - Original Milk Chocolate Flavor box - 1972
Swiss Miss Instant Cocoa Mix - Original Milk Chocolate Flavor box - 1972, originally uploaded by JasonLiebig.
Here's the first box with the version of Swiss Miss I remember from my youth. She's a bit like a Rankin-Bass type of character, all sculpted and three-dimensional.
This package is especially neat as it served as the basis for a 1970's Wacky Package.
AIDS antacid tablets roll wrapper - by the Life Savers candy company - 1960's
AIDS antacid tablets roll wrapper - by the Life Savers candy company - 1960's, originally uploaded by JasonLiebig.
Produced and marketed by the Life Savers company in the 1960's, AIDS was an antacid tablet. The same size as a Life Savers candy, though priced considerably higher (Life Savers were 5-cents at the time).
A long-forgotten item with a now-unfortunate name.
Note: My posting these off-beat vintage candy items with these names is not meant to make light of AIDS the disease or its' victims in any way. I share these images for historical perspective, and no disrespect toward anyone is implied or intended.
Ralston - Donkey Kong Jr cereal box - Superstar Baseball Cards - 1984
Ralston - Donkey Kong Jr cereal box - Superstar Baseball Cards - 1984, originally uploaded by JasonLiebig.
After a number of failed attempts on Ebay to pick up one of the mid-80's video game cereal boxes, I finally snagged this Donkey Kong Junior box. I like the striking green background color of the front and Jr. looks great against it.
A fun box, though I still want to get Pac-Man and Donkey Kong cereal boxes, too. The good thing is, at least they crop up on Ebay from time-to-time.
Hamburger Helper box - Egg Noodles and Sauce mix - Helping Hand Kitchen Kit offer - General Mills - Betty Crocker - 1978
Hamburger Helper box - Egg Noodles and Sauce mix - Helping Hand Kitchen Kit offer - General Mills - Betty Crocker - 1978, originally uploaded by JasonLiebig.
Been looking for one of these for a while. It's a late 70's Hamburger Helper box. Featuring a cool mail-away Helping Hand Kitchen Kit this one is great. The box is nearly complete - only missing the bottom UPC flap. I used to love this stuff as a kid. Nowadays, there are a ton of varieties, and it's considered bad for you, but I'll still indulge, from time-to-time.
Nabsico Snack boxes closeup - Doo Dads, Mister Salty, Cheese Tid-Bit, and Cheese Nips - 1968
Nabsico Snack boxes closeup - Doo Dads, Mister Salty, Cheese Tid-Bit, and Cheese Nips - 1968, originally uploaded by JasonLiebig.
Close-ups of the four boxes featured in the double-page ad I've posted.
What I wouldn't give for a vintage Doo Dads box. It's definitely one of my current most-sought packaging items.
Wouldn't mind picking up some of these others, too!
Hershey's Whatchamacallit candy bar wrapper - Early 1980's
Here is a great little Whatchamacallit wrapper. This creatively-named candy bar was introduced in the early 80's, and I believe this is the first version of wrapper that it had.
This example came from a recent acquisition, which was a 10-count factory store box - where someone ate the candy bars, but replaced the wrappers and the small cardboard inserts, so they could display the box as if it was still full. Pretty neat!
Hunt's Snack Pack Vanilla Pudding cardboard container front and back - featuring Snack Pack Jack - 1976
Hunt's Snack Pack Vanilla Pudding cardboard container front and back - featuring Snack Pack Jack - 1976, originally uploaded by JasonLiebig.
The Hunt's Snack Pack pudding cans were, for me at least, a staple in my grade school lunch box. It's great to finally add this bit of packaging to my personal packaging-nostalgia collection.
I remember my mother picking these up at our IGA grocery store for later inclusion into my lunch. Delicious!!
This package features "Snack Pack Jack's Tall Tales". Snack Pack Jack is an odd adventurer with a Snack Pack hat and plenty of Snack Pack puddings to go around. In this episode, he appears to be sharing them with Kangaroos.
Nestle's Choco' Lite wrapper - 1970's
Like my personal fave, the Marathon bar, the Choco' Lite is a candy bar fondly remembered by many, but due to its' being discontinued in the 80's, it can no longer be enjoyed.
I've heard that the Aero bar (available in Canada and the UK) is the same thing, however, after acquiring this wrapper, I suspect that may not be the case. This wrapper describes "crispy chips" in the chocolate. An Aero bar is filled with air bubbles (delicious, but not crispy, and not a Choco' Lite, it would seem).
This wrapper is likely to be a very early version. It lacks a bar code, which were common by the mid-70's, and it sports the 1960's and early 1970's Nestle's logo. Can any of my Nestle's Quik collectors tell me when this logo was retired?
Love the logo for this bar - it's a real 70's classic!
Marathon bar wrapper - M&M Mars - 1973-1974
This is a great treasure for me!
For the longest time, I'd wanted to get a Marathon bar wrapper for my collection. Early last year, I was fortunate and found a collector willing to part with a intact sample of one - yes, with the candy bar still inside. Tragically, my post office lost it, or delivered it to the wrong address, and I was never able to recover it.
Fortunes turned when later last year, Dan Goodsell found a wrapper for me and I finally was able to have one in my collection. A great piece, but in admittedly less-than-perfect shape.
Late last month, I happened upon another collector who had a near-flawless example, and he sold it to me. That is what you see here.
This is an early Marathon wrapper, from late 1973 or early 1974 -- it lacks a bar code, and has a 15 cent price printed on the wrapper. [Freshness date is June 1974].
The wrapper is in impressive condition, as the glue seals appear to have been meticulously detached allowing the wrapper to be flattened quite nicely.
Topps Garbage Can-dy Full Display Box - Early 1970's
I just picked up this fantastic piece for my vintage candy collection. This is a Topps Garbage Can-Dy display box, filled with 23 of the original 24 full candy containers. The green container is one we had, from a different series, and is the only one that doesn't contain all the original candy pieces.
My guess is to date this display to the early-1970's, and I base that on some other items I have in my collection and other things I've seen.
I love the fact that all of the little garbage-shaped candies are still included. Fantastic!
This product was spoofed in the original 1970's Wacky Packages stickers, which makes it even neater.
Fleer Bubble Burger Bubble Gum display box and intact containers - 1970s
Fleer Bubble Burger Bubble Gum display box and intact containers - 1970s, originally uploaded by JasonLiebig.
Picked up this 1970's Fleer Bubblle Burger display box last year, and it had three of the containers with their original gum still inside. Over the years the gum had settled, melted or dried-up (or maybe all three), so it didn't look quite like I remember. Still, it was cool to get a few of these with the gum still inside.
I'm hoping to eventually gather enough empty Bubble Burger containers to fill the display box. I've got a ways to go.
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