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Whitman's Sampler. The online Russell Stover history states that the Whitman's Sampler was introduced in 1912, and by 1915 it was the most popular of Whitman's line of candy. Also in 1915 the Messenger Boy molded chocolate piece was added to the assortment. [6]
- Stephen F. Whitman
- Subsidiary of Russell Stover Candies
- Kansas City, Missouri, U.S., United States
Nov 28, 2017 · A Short and Sweet History of the Whitman's Sampler | Mental Floss. By Jake Rossen | Nov 28, 2017. iStock / iStock. From 1942 to 1945, the factory workers of the Whitman candy empire in...
Feb 15, 2019 · The classic Whitman’s Sampler box. Wokandpix/Public Domain. As the popularity of the Sampler grew, Whitman’s collected actual samplers. Between 1926 and 1964, the Philadelphia-based...
Whitman's Candies becomes a permanent fixture in the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. Dozens of company artifacts, including old Sampler® boxes and magazine ads, help museum curators better understand how Americans lived in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Whitman's introduces "Light Chocolate" with one-third fewer calories than its regular products. 1987: Whitman's Sampler celebrates its 75th anniversary. It remains America's best-selling box of chocolates. 1991: Whitman's Candies becomes a permanent fixture in the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.
Feb 14, 2016 · How did it become so popular? By 1915 the Whitman's Sampler was the best-selling box of chocolates in America, thanks to its presence in 19,000 drugstores across the nation — which was no small...
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