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CANDY WRAPPER
CANDY WRAPPER

CANDY WRAPPER

Dimensions9.9 x 8.8 cm (3 7/8 x 3 7/16 in.)
Object numberHF.2022.1.2.2
DescriptionA light orange paper wrapper with plastic lining for "Dandy Bubble Gum". The wrapper has pictures of different men and women playing instruments or dancing. The wrapper is torn along the top edge. Information in present in English on the front and French on the reverse.
Narrative
This Dandy Bubble Gum package was discovered along with a collection of other candy wrappers during renovations at a former Lebanese grocery store on the corner of Pownal and Richmond Streets in Charlottetown. The owners were still in contact with the daughters of Saied and Esma Kays, the owners of the grocers.  When the daughters saw the pile of candy wrappers, they shared how when they used to help their parents in the store, they would partake in some candy tasting and then hide the wrappers in an opening underneath the countertop to avoid being caught. 
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