old fashioned candy & snacks

Keep them “snapping crisp” in this vintage Saltine tin canister! Nabisco’s Premium Saltine advertising tin can still keep your cracker packets fresh. Tin measures 9” tall with a 4.75” square base and lid. Each side panel has different advertising and one side is in Spanish. This tin has been used in the pantry for years. Painted design exterior is in fair vintage condition with rust spots and small dents and scratches as seen in photos.

1968 Girl Scout Cookies

Edwin Perkins spent his childhood experimenting in his mother's kitchen. In 1927, he perfected the powdered drink mix now known as Kool-Aid. The packets were sold for just 10¢ and, thanks to red dye Number 2, came in six brightly colored flavors: strawberry, cherry, lemon-lime, grape, orange, and raspberry. Photo by Gregory Tobias. From the collections at the Chemical Heritage Foundation. CHF is a non-profit library, museum, and center for scholars that's dedicated to the history of…

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This is a nice, basic Cadbury Shortcake Snack bar wrapper. 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.

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Original Shredded Wheat- I remember the sleeves they came in.

1960s Cracker Jack Candy Commercial memories