Boxes, Topses And Rockses

A little miscellaneous action today campers! I've got a handful of unrelated scans piled up here at the Topps Archive Research Complex so why not show 'em off for an end of summer post.

I've shown the little nickel box the 1956 Topps Baseball Buttons were sold in a few times here but not the retail box, which is also a thing of beauty:

Smilin' Ted!

Here's more of an oblique look:

And because I like to show as much detail as possible, here is the underbelly:

With some recent focus here on the 1960 Baseball Tattoo set, this box and sleeve combo seems appropriate to highlight:

Here's the bottoms, with the order reversed from the above image:

Was that sleeve designed to allow for Canadian sales? I lament that a lot of the current certification of boxes can hide good information like this beneath the COA. Also, get of my lawn!

Finally, some Rocks O' Gum for your viewing pleasure.  Here's how the little tub looked back in 1971:

The Caveman theme is pretty sweet and quite expressive but that guy is no Fred Flintstone as he seems pretty happy to be cracking rocks:

As seen previously with their other similar confections sold in tubs, Topps actually used Dixie Cups:

Inside, the gum was exactly as described:

Hopefully they did not live up to their name when chewed!  I love the attention to detail, it almost looks like you could break a tooth on those rocks.