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“Why not open the museum right now on the internet, the ultimate “superhighway”?”
“Green, who was Necco’s vice president of research and development before the candy company filed for bankruptcy in 2018.”
“The Candy Wrapper Museum launched in 2002.”
“Would anyone even be interested in this quirky endeavor?”
“Darlene Lacey In 2019, an unassuming package arrived at my front door.”
“Nice Mice and Cinnamon Teddy Bears Darlene Lacey Through collecting, I’ve learned how quickly history is lost.”
“Inside was a sooty 2-by-4-foot scrapbook filled with candy wrappers over 70 years old.”
“A spread of Necco candy Darlene Lacey Green wasn’t interested in keeping these items forever in his basement.”
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“Building the online museum was a massive six-month, one-person project.”
“Of course, I instantly said, “Yes!” When the scrapbook arrived, Joe and I were astounded by the treasure inside.”
“Because these ephemeral objects serve as time machines, opening an emotional portal to the past.”
“Instead he sought out “forever homes” for these artifacts, which is how he found the Candy Wrapper Museum online.”
“It was 1977, and teenage me had a plan: I would collect these wrappers throughout my lifetime, then open up the museum as a roadside attraction in my old age.”
“He later told me that the images I sent flooded her with emotion, rekindling the feelings of being a little girl again.”
“Hotel room “do not disturb” signs, plastic food, milk bottles, and even scents and sounds are just some of the artifacts saved by collectors who see their value.”
“On the surface, a piece of trash—one that in fact came from a dumpster, saved from oblivion during the move of Necco (the New England Confectionery Company) from its Cambridge, Massachusetts, factory to nearby Revere in 2003.”
“Friends caught the spirit of fun and donated pieces.”
“I chose my first pieces, Nice Mice and Cinnamon Teddy Bears, and so began this journey.”