Old-fashioned candy: See dozens of sweets from the 1950s & earlier

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Antique Whitman’s candy box – Mixed sugar plums (1854)

Antique Whitman's candy box - Mixed sugar plums (1854)


Old-fashioned candy cart on Hester St., New York (1896)

Candy cart on Hester St., New York (1896)


Acme Licorice Pellets candy (1900)

Acme Licorice Pellets candy (1900)


Old-fashioned Charms candy from 1919

11 luscious flavors: Raspberry, lemon, horehound, lime, orange, butter, wild cherry, peach, grape, clove & assorted

Old-fashioned Charms candy from 1919


Vintage NUT Tootsie Roll candies from 1919

Vintage NUT Tootsie Roll candies from 1919


Grape and Peppermint flavors of Blatz chewing gum from the 1920s

Grape and Peppermint flavors of Blatz chewing gum from the 1920s


Vintage 20s Aromints candy (1926)

Vintage 20s Aromints candy (1926)


Fragrant Life Savers Violet flavor (1927)

Life Savers Violet flavor (1927)


Baby Ruth Gum – Real Mint flavor (1920s)

Baby Ruth Gum - Real Mint flavor (1920s)


Old Tootsie Rolls chocolate candy (1920s)

Old Tootsie Rolls chocolate candy ad c1920s


1920s Oh Henry candy bars (1927)

1920s Oh Henry candy bars (1927)

 


Vintage 20s Beech-Nut fruit drops, mints and chocolate drops

Flavors: Orange, lime, lemon, chocolate, spearmint, peppermint & butterscotch

Vintage 20s Beech-Nut fruit drops, mints and chocolate drops


Atlantic City salt water taffy machine & kids loving the candy (1920s)

Opera singer Florence Macbeth is shown here handing out candy to some children (as an apparently disapproving man looks on)

Opera singer Florence Macbeth handing out candy to kids in the 1920s

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Vintage 30s Tempters candy-coated gum (1935)

Flavors: Cinnamon, spearmint, peppermint, Tutti-Frutti, wintergreen

Vintage 30s Tempters candy-coated gum (1935)


Beech-Nut gum (1930s)

Beech Nut gum (1930s)


Butterfinger, Baby Ruth and more vintage Curtiss candy (1933)

Varieties shown: Dip candy bars, Butterfinger, Baby Ruth candy bar, Buy Jiminy Now peanut bar, Baby Ruth lime drops, Baby Ruth peppermints

Butterfinger, Baby Ruth and more vintage Curtiss candy (1933)


Vintage 30s candy bars on a store display in Missouri (1938)

Old-fashioned candy brands shown include: Denver Sandwich, Peanut Bar, Jolly Jacks, Snickers, Milky Ways, Baby Ruth, Butterfinger, Keep Kool, KokoNut Roll, Toasted Coconut Waffle, Beich candy (on sticks), Bubble gum

Display of candy in store, La Forge, Missouri (1938) Display of candy in store, La Forge, Missouri (1938)


Candy shops in Miami – Sweetest Day (October 1938)

Candy shops in Miami - Sweetest Day October 1938

Candy shops in Miami - Sweetest Day October 1938


New Jersey candy shop stocked for Easter (1939)
New Jersey candy shop 1939

Hi-Mac, Shur-Mac and Big Yank 40s candy bars (1947)

Hi-Mac, Shur-Mac and Big Yank 40s candy bars (1947)


Old-school candy counter display from the late 1940s

Old-school candy counter display from the late 1940s


Norris Exquisite Candies – Della Robbia mints gift box (1948)

Norris Exquisite Candies - Della Robbia mints gift box (1948)


Hopalong Cassidy candy bar (1950)

Hopalong Cassidy candy bar (1950)


Vintage gum brands from the 50s – Clorets, Dentyne, Chiclets and more

Vintage gum brands from the 50s - Clorets, Dentyne, Chiclets and more


Vintage metal candy tins (1950)

Vintage metal candy tins (1950)


Zero almond candy bar (1950)

Zero almond candy bar (1950)


Superman for Tootsie Pops (1950)

Superman for Tootsie Pops (1950)


Actress Jane Russell for Brach’s Fine Candies (1953)

Actress Jane Russell for Brach's Fine Candies (1953)


Whitman’s Sampler chocolates from the 1950s

Chocolate-covered Whitman’s candies shown: Maple nut nougat, peanut butter puff, chocolate pistachio, apricot marshmallow, Caramello, mellow mint, pecan, honey nougat, vanilla fudge, mint marshmallow, vanilla caramel, nut honey caramel, maple pecan coconut

Whitman's Sampler chocolates from the 1950s


Bob Hope for Page and Shaw chocolates (1955)

Bob Hope for Page and Shaw chocolates (1955)


Necco assorted wafers candy (1951)

Necco Wafers candy 1951

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Brach’s Burgundy candy jar sweets (1956)

Brach's Burgundy candy jar sweets (1956)


Necco OK milk chocolate peanut crunch candy bar (1950s)

Necco OK milk chocolate peanut crunch candy bar (1950s)

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Vintage BB Raisinets and Malties (late 1950s)

Vintage BB (Bluemthal Bros) Raisinets and Malties (late 1950s)

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