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Wrappers Delight
The sweetest memories of vintage candy-wrapper design Compiled by famed nostalgia enthusiast Jonny Trunk (owner of record label Trunk Records, and author of The Music Library , Own Label and Wobbly Sounds ), and with a foreword by Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker, Wrappers Delight is crammed with more than 500 examples of British candy-wrapper designs from the 1960s to the 1980s―the first and only overview of Britain’s drinks and confectionery industry during this period.
The book catalogs the amazing collection of a man named John Townsend, who collected candy cigarette boxes, wax gum papers, potato-chip bags, soda cans, rock labels, stamps, transfers, coupons, recipe cards, tickets, odd boxes, badges, cards, stickers and much more. All these items have been carefully documented, presented in alphabetical order by manufacturer and reproduced here in the highest quality. Among the confections and manufacturers to be found here are Cider Barrel, Cresta, Tip Top, Pacemakers, Lollygobblechocbomb, Kung Fueys, Fizz Bang, UFO sweet cigarettes and other TV tie-ins, Furry Friends and Fingammies.
This book will come as a delightful revelation (or a happy reminder) for graphic designers and nostalgia aficionados everywhere.
The book catalogs the amazing collection of a man named John Townsend, who collected candy cigarette boxes, wax gum papers, potato-chip bags, soda cans, rock labels, stamps, transfers, coupons, recipe cards, tickets, odd boxes, badges, cards, stickers and much more. All these items have been carefully documented, presented in alphabetical order by manufacturer and reproduced here in the highest quality. Among the confections and manufacturers to be found here are Cider Barrel, Cresta, Tip Top, Pacemakers, Lollygobblechocbomb, Kung Fueys, Fizz Bang, UFO sweet cigarettes and other TV tie-ins, Furry Friends and Fingammies.
This book will come as a delightful revelation (or a happy reminder) for graphic designers and nostalgia aficionados everywhere.
237 pages, Paperback
Published January 21, 2020
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August 24, 2020
It's a collection of (mostly British) candy/sweet/snack wrappers from the 70s-80s. Alternate-reality nostalgia for U.S. kids, and a lot of fun, goofy graphic design. Soothing like only cheap, disposable junk food can be.
January 21, 2020
An excellent collection of vintage packaging ranging from cigarette cards to candy wrappers to pop cans. Low in the word count but high quality photos
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