Variations on Trix or Treats
Sane Halloween Observer Note: (2-1-2024) various dates are lined-through here (since the old 2015 entry) to reflect primary sources rather than secondary are now referenced. In the THR archive library , various sets are depicted in candy ads (1946-1954) in Sears catalogs. And while this may not definitively narrow years of availability, it does indicate that variations in regional distribution may have been a stronger factor. More primary sources are needed concerning the cards appearances to consumer. In the meantime these cards are discussed further in The Halloween Retrospect: Rosen Moon Pop for the new book The Halloween Retrospect, Volume 2 that presents new details from on-hand catalogs. A quick visual survey of known sets of Rosen's Hallowe'en Trix or Treats lollipop-holder cards (with variations of style shown here dating from the 1930's to the 1950's ). The first seven-card set (at righ...