THE CHOCOLATE WRAPPERS MUSEUM

Collecting of chocolate wrappers  Since ancient times people have been collecting many different things. Some collecting interests like stamps, coins, banknotes or postcards have became mass  popular. Collecting of many gastronomic items also started during 20th century. It is difficult to say where and when first collections of chocolate wrappers were founded but probably it was in era between world wars in some european countries and in Usa.  Golden ages of collecting chocolate wrappers started in 60´s and 70´s. I think there are  some collectors of chocolate wrappers in every country where chocolate is widely popular - it means Europe, North America and large Latinoamerican countries + european culture influenced lands like Israel, South Africa, India, Australia or New Zealand.    How to collect Most of first wrappers in all collections come from chocolates bought by collector himself or from friends. It is possible to write requests to chocolate companies but not every company will respond by sending some wrappers. There are also people who kept some wrappers in past or stopped with collecting so you can get some older wrappers by this way. The best method is exchange of wrappers with other collectors.   Storing of chocolate wrappers I put most of my wrappers into transparent folios in files. I have now over 70 files full of wrappers. Wrappers that are too large or too small I keep in envelopes ( except extra large wrappers like Milka Millenium or 1kg wrapper by slovenian Gorenjka). All the wrappers are filled according to their country origin, then alphabetically in order of the producer. There are also other ways ( better or worse ) how to keep the collection. In the beginning of the chocolate collecting cutting fronts of wrappers was frequent way to minimalize storing room. Unfortunately there are still some collectors using this way how to damage the wrappers. Some collectors also attach the wrappers to papers. I think the best methods are keeping them in folios in files or keep them in envelopes.   Similar collections Many collectors also specialize in M & M´s or Smarties items. Very popular is collecting of figures and toys from Kinder Suprise chocolate eggs made by italian Ferrero. Since 1880´s when swiss Suchard first put collectible pictures to chocolate bars many companies have gone this way of advertising their products. So these series of pictures also became target for collecting.