2010: PENNY CANDY AGAIN!

I drew this graphic with pen and ink 21 years ago, way back in 1989 for a column I did on one of my favorite subjects, which happens to be penny candy. The graphic following this came from the home page of  Old Time Candy, a company who is keeping the tradition alive. The link was sent to me by visitor  Joe Lind. As you can see, there is a definite interest in those simple and innocent times when a kid could plop down a nickel and nearly fill up that little tan paper bag with candy that actually cost a penny.....indeed, there were a number of penny candies that were two for a penny! Wow, am I getting old!

NOTE: ADDITIONAL PENNY CANDY POSTS can be found by searching in the upper left SEARCH BLOG area. Type in PENNY CANDY, click on the magnifying glass,  and look to the bottom right of the page and wait for the green progress light to finish. Then, page down. 

Michael said...
Tom:

I'm abashed you failed to draw the easist one of the all time favorite penny candies;

The paper strip with the candy button you bit off along with a piece of the paper. And don't forget the wax bottle of colored water. You bit off the top of what looked like a coke bottle, and drank down pure joy; Yuck!!!
Regards
JerseyMike Kuzma

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Don't be "abashed," Mike.  Anyone who remembers penny candy realizes that there are hundreds of other penny candies sold during that era. It took me some time to sketch those few samples. I never did illustrate "Licorice Passas," "Mary Janes," "Sugar Daddys,""Jaw Breakers and.....I could go on. By the way, those wax bottles were a delight. I usually doubled up with them, along with those pinwheels that only a true penny candy gourmet knew how to eat!

Tom Glover