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Bobs Candies Peppermint Candy Canes
- Year
- c. 1919 Community consensus
- Manufacturer
- Bobs Candies (Famous Candy Co., Albany, Georgia) Community consensus
About this item
Striped peppermint candy canes from the Albany, Georgia firm Robert McCormack founded in 1919. Machines developed in the family in the early 1950s to twist, cut and bend the canes (the Keller machine) turned candy canes into a mass-produced Christmas staple.
Details
- Holiday
- Christmas
- Archive type
- Candy
- Brand
- Bob's
- Materials
- sugar, corn syrup, peppermint
Collector details
Research notes
Encyclopedia sources give slightly different machine dates (1952/1953 vs 1957 patent).
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- Bobs Candies (Wikipedia) Encyclopedia Article Supports: 1919 founding, 1924 name, 1952-53 twisting and bending machines, 2005 sale to Farley & Sathers, 2012 Ferrara merger View source
- Candy cane (Wikipedia) Encyclopedia Article Supports: McCormack began canes in 1919; hand-bending breakage; Keller machine patent View source