Mother's Cookies - Dinosaur Grrrahams Bigrrr graham cookies package - Flintstones trip - box - early 1990's

Mother's Cookies - Dinosaur Grrrahams Bigrrr graham cookies package - Flintstones trip - box - early 1990's, originally uploaded by JasonLiebig.

Here's a colorful fun box for Mother's Cookies Dinosaur Grrrahams. I like the growing name.

Willy Wonka's Punkys candy box - free Punkys ball - 1986

Sunmark - Willy Wonka's Punkys candy box - free Punkys ball - 1986, originally uploaded by JasonLiebig.

Invoking so much typical 1980's design; neon colors, solid geometric shapes, and of course the Vans checkerboard - this is one Wonka box whose era is evident.

I'd not been able to find an image of a box for Wonka Punkys online before, so adding this box to my collection is pretty neat.

Gotta love the 80's-inspired mascots

Ralston - Gremlins cereal - Free Sticker inside - 1984

Ralston - Gremlins cereal - Free Sticker inside - 1984, originally uploaded by JasonLiebig.

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.

General Mills - ET Cereal - Storybook Album offer - 1984

General Mills - ET Cereal - Storybook Album offer - 1984, originally uploaded by JasonLiebig.

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

McDonalds - McDonaldland Book Cover - 1973, originally uploaded by JasonLiebig.

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

Happy Chef Restaraunt Post Card - Late 60's Early 70's, originally uploaded by JasonLiebig.

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.