Object Record
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Collection |
Waterloo Region Museum |
Object ID |
1977.032.027 |
Object Name |
Box, Candy |
Description |
A two-part cardboard box that once contained 14 oz./396 g of dark chocolate pecan caramel "Turtles" candies. The lid is decorated with white, peach and beige vertical stripes. There is a picture of three burgundy turtles in the upper left hand corner on the lid with another turtle in a suit and top hat in the lower right hand corner ("Smiles'n Chuckles" is printed in burgundy to the left of this turtle). The front and back side of the lid have a similar label as that on the top of the lid and the left and right side of the lid are peach and read: "Turtles. Smiles'n Chuckles Limited. Toronto, Canada. Reg'd Trade Marks. Smiles'n Chuckles Limited is a Registered User" (English on right side, French on left). |
Date |
1973 |
Dimensions |
W-16 L-24 cm |
History |
Smiles 'n Chuckles candies/chocolates were made in Berlin/Kitchener beginning in 1916. The company was originally called the Metcalfe Candy Company, and it was founded by George R. Metcalfe (1865-1936). The company was located at 164 Weber Street East. George was a son of William Metcalfe (1823-1895) and Isabella Roy (1824-1903) who owned Wm. Metcalfe and Company, a grocery store at 43 King Street West in Berlin. William Henry Hamblin (1871-1953) began working for the candy company around 1918. By the early 1920s, William is listed as the president of the company. The company name was changed to Hamblin-Metcalfe Limited around 1927. William's son, Gordon Hamblin (1896-1979), joined the company in the late 1920s. He later becomes president of the company, followed by his son, Robert "Bob" Hamblin (1927-2010). The company was renamed Smiles 'n Chuckles around 1947, after their popular brand of chocolates. Smiles 'n Chuckles was purchased by Laura Secord in 1972 and production ceased in Kitchener. The factory at Cameron and Weber Street East in Kitchener was demolished in 1976. |
Search Terms |
Smiles 'n Chuckles Limited |