Cool 1974 Candy Aisle Pic

[Wee67]

This a cool picture from a 1974 Topps Candy brochure directed at retailers. I see Wacky Packages, Kung Fu cards and I loved Gold Rush. It's from a website called collectingcandy.com. The guy seems pretty serious about all kinds of candy, but he has some cool vintage stuff, too. Here's the entry on the brochure-

http://www.collectingcandy.com/wordpress/?p=6534

[samurainoir]

wowee! That brings back a rush of memories. Thanks for posting this.

[Werewolf]

Snappy Gator!!!! I had that when I was very little. Little plastic alligator heads filled with gumballs. I loved them but long forgot what they were called. That's awesome.

[mego73]

Great stuff!

[HardyGirl]

I think out of those I remember Bazooka, big Bazooka, Gold Rush, and the bubble gum cards.

[jwyblejr]

Canned Hi-C. I miss that stuff.

[MysteryWho]

Kwai Chang Candy!

[MIB41]

Wow. Canned Hi-C. Those were the days. Fun, fun pic. My nostalgia button is stuck in the on position.

[johnnystorm]

Guess it would have paid to grab some of those '74 Topps Baseball packs huh?

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Plus Id forgotten Gold Rush gum! Loved it, even the grape!

[HardyGirl]

DUH! I didn't even notice the cart! Hi-C was a staple in my house back in the day! I miss opening canned drinks w/ the pokey can opener.

Wow. Canned Hi-C. Those were the days. Fun, fun pic. My nostalgia button is stuck in the on position.

[johnnystorm]

I miss opening canned drinks w/ the pokey can opener.

We never owned a pokey can opener. My dad would only buy the gumby one...

[HardyGirl]

Good one! I just don't know what to call those. I have a magnetic one on my fridge. I use it to open canned milk for oatmeal and hot cocoa and Jell-O.

We never owned a pokey can opener. My dad would only buy the gumby one...

[johnnystorm]

Those kind are called Church keys.
From Wikipedia:

Church key initially referred to a simple hand-operated device for prying the cap (called a "crown cork") off a glass bottle; this kind of closure was invented in 1892.[9][10] The first of these church key style openers was patented in Canada in 1900.[11] The shape and design of some of these openers did resemble a large simple key.[12] In 1935, beer cans with flat tops were marketed, and a device to puncture the lids was needed. The same churchkey opener was used for piercing those cans. It was made from a single piece of pressed metal, with a pointed end used for piercing cans—devised by D.F. Sampson,[13][14] for the American Can Company, who depicted operating instructions on the cans themselves,[15] The church key opener is still being produced, usually as an attachment to another opener. For example, a "butterfly" opener is often a combination of the church key and a serrated-wheel opener.


So when you win big in Final Jeopardy some day, you're welcome.

[Ranger 3]

If I'm seeing correctly, there are Kung Fu gumcards on the shelf, and a poster made from the gumcards on the back wall!

Mark