Hi my name is William Cornwill. I work for Microsoft Australia and have another blog called CodeJedi.NET. I have been collecting M&M chocolate dispensers and other M&M related items for the past seven years. I have decided to create this new blog to share my collection with others who might also collect similar items.
Do you know what M&M stands for? Mars & Murrie.
M&M (Mars & Murrie)
William F.R. Murrie worked for Milton Hershey as a Salesman for the Hershey Chocolate company. Forrest Mars teamed up with Bill Murrie’s son, Bruce to assure a supply of scarse chocolate for their new product: M&M (for Mars and Murrie) during the war years. After wartime quotas ended in 1948, Forrest Mars maneuvered Bruce out of the partnership and went on to become Hershey’s largest competitor.
“Who would have guessed that the idea for “M&M’s”® Plain Chocolate Candies was born in the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War? Legend has it that on a trip to Spain, Forrest Mars Sr. encountered soldiers who were eating pellets of chocolate that were encased in a hard sugary coating to prevent them from melting. Inspired by this idea, Mr. Mars went back to his kitchen and invented the recipe for “M&M’s”® Plain Chocolate Candies.
First sold to the public in 1941, “M&M’s”® Plain Chocolate Candies became a favorite of American GIs serving in World War II. Packaged in cardboard tubes, “M&M’s”® Plain Chocolate Candies were sold to the military as a convenient snack that traveled well in any climate. By the late 1940’s, they became widely available to the public, who gave them an excellent reception. In 1948, the packaging changed from a tube form to the characteristic brown pouch known today.”, History of M&Ms
Hi I am a mad collector of m&m’s also would be happy to exchange ideas and compare notes with you about my M&M obsession lol
I have been collecting M&Ms for over 10yrs. now. Besides the regular collectibles, I also have M&M furniture. I have been going to different websites to find other collectors. Here in the near future, I may have to auction off my M&M furniture and other collectibles just to go back to school. I have thought about it for a while but it has been hard to auction off, because I have collected them for so long. I have been trying to get a value on it, but I think I will do better by auctioning it off. I can always show a video/picture, if you are interested.
Also,if you know of any other collectors who may be interested, please notify me.
If you or someone you know would like a chance to bid for more M&M collectibles and furniture,send your information to truesimpledream@yahoo.com
To see the furniture and and some of the collectibles, go to http://www.youtube.com and type in
M&M furniture.