Object Record
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Metadata
Collection |
Waterloo Region Museum |
Object ID |
2013.023.004 |
Object Name |
Box, Candy |
Description |
Rectangular cardboard box with a removable lid. The sides of the base are covered in white paper. The lid is covered in purple and light blue paper. Printed on the top of the lid is "Smiles'n Chuckles/Fruit and Nut/Cream/Egg/Chocolate/Coated" in red, purple, and white lettering. There is a colour image of three bunnies and yellow daffodils on the right side of the lid. Printed on either end of the lid is "Happy Easter/Smiles'n Chuckles Limited/Kitchener, Ontario/Canada" also in red and white lettering. On either side of the lid are images of two bunnies with "Smiles'n Chuckles/Fruit and Nut Cream Egg/Chocolate Coated/Contents 5 Ounces Net" printed in red and purple lettering in the centre. |
Date |
1950 |
Date |
1969 |
Dimensions |
H-7.4 W-9.4 L-12.3 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 |