Collection of Seventeen "Liebswraps" Candy Box Wrapper Samples
New York: L.A. Liebs Company, 1915. Fine. Item #47654
New York: L.A. Liebs Company, ca. 1915. Collection of seventeen pictorial candy box cellophane wrapper samples, measuring from 24.5x22.5 to 29.5x39.5. Fine condition.
Collection of candy box wrappers issued in time for the holidays, all the designs either Thanksgiving or Christmas-related, with repeating motifs of lighted candles, poinsettias, holly, and reindeer. Probably the finest example shows Santa delivering presents, not in a reindeer-drawn sled but in a jolly green and gilt prop plane (Leibswraps sample no. C-67). We find very little about the company itself, though a 1919 newspaper ad calls for "Girls in printing shop, experience not necessary," giving us an idea of who was producing these.
Price: $450.00