His shop attracted philadephians from all walks of life, leading citizens to sailors. Their history from plantation to consumer by arthur w. The collection primarily documents the packaging and display of whitmans chocolates. The history of whitmans candies in 1842, a 19yearold quaker named stephen f. From the history to the processing methods to the places of origin, any topic on this sweet food can be extensively researched. In 1938, whitman began publishing coin boards, used by coin collectors to store their collections. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. List of books on the history of cocoa and chocolate. A rich book that is fun to look at and fun to read. Carol widmans candy represents four generations of handmade quality candy, and it is home of the famous chippers. We asked a long list of locals what washington books theyd recommend to. Also included are advertisements clipped from newspapers and magazines dated1898 and 1934 as well as undated advertisiements.
Whitmans modifies its library package and calls it service chocolates sweets with a book a vestpocket edition of classics by wellknown authors, packed with the companys chocolates and sent overseas to american troops during world war i. Coins, and in 1946 it introduced a guide book of united states coins. Our highquality books educate readers in the rich, colorful history of american and world coinage, paper currency, tokens, and medals, and teach how to build great collections. Whitman set up a small confectionery and fruiterer shoppe on market street near the philadelphia waterfront. Plate on a dinner party tray or take them along for a midday pick me up. The concept of providing an assortment of books is coordinated with a small new jersey publishing company that later gains wider recognition as the book of the month club. This started an expanding line of books aimed at numismatists. In 1942, the company published its first price guide, the official blue book of u. Russell stover chocolates and candies are crafted in small batches unlike those bulk chocolates. Whitmans confections have been produced since 1842, originally by stephen whitman in philadelphia and currently by kansas city, missouribased russell stover candies. Nothing says welcome back or i love you like a whitmans sampler.
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