Hostess Boxes - How many variations?

[4reals]

Originally Posted by sschauer

I have tried to inventory each hostess box variation but have not finished it basically just been tracking eBay sales for over a year now but have a pretty good jump on it.

It is interesting that some panels that are listed as short printed are actually on more boxes than some non SP ones so not sure how the SP list ever got created. Here is a link to my excel spreadsheet of verified boxes and variations.

Any additions I'd like to see them.

Uh, all I can say is WOW. You are supplying me with research gold here. A thousand thank you's. I can only hope to pay you back by helping add something to the list. BTW- I checked out your Rose collection , you my friend have a sickness, and I mean that in a good way. If anyone out there is looking to attain the greatest Rose collection ever assembled they should just stop now because you've already done it!

[steve B]

I looked at a few to check exactly where the bakery info was on the boxes and found out I'd been mistaken. All the ones I can find show the main office address in Rye NY.

Different areas were supplied from different bakeries, Boston was supplied through Framingham, Ma but Florida would have been from someplace else. There may be differences, but Not as obvious as I'd thought.

Steve B

[4reals]

I see, thanks for the follow up Steve!

[obcbobd]

Hi

I downloaded the Spreadsheet posted above and have a few additions.

1976 Ho Ho's Boxes
88 Mike Hargrove
89 Joe Coleman
90 Greg Gross

1977 Twinkies
3 1/8 x 4 1/3
46 Mark Fidrych
51 Fred Lynn
52 Vida Blue
53 Rick Manning
54 Bill Buckner
55 Lee May
56 John Mayberry
57 Darrel Chaney
58 Cesar Cedeno
42 John Denny
43 Mike Schmidt
44 Dave Winfield
45 Al Oliver
46 Mark Fidrych
47 Larry Herndon
33 Billy North
34 Robin Yount
35 Steve Garvey
36 George Brett
37 Toby Harrah
38 Jerry Royster

thanks, love to read about Hostess!

Bob

[David W]

sigh..... slow day, so here are a few additions to the checklist

All 1976

Crumb cakes #130,131,132 - Grieve,Cosgrove,Meyer

King Don (all brown print) -
106,107,108 - Foster, Doyle, Williams
109,110,111 - Veryzer, Richard, Burroughs
121,122,123 - Cuellar, Tennace, Murcer
139,140,141 - Torrez, Morales, Hunter

HoHo #67,68,69 - Metzger, Sundberg, Leflore

Cup Cake Straight #124,125,126 - McCovey, Luzinski, Parrish

[4reals]

sweet, thanks for your help guys!

[steve B]

Found a few of my boxes. The factory thing actually is on some 1979 boxes.


Suzy Qs and Twinkies. But not on Big Wheels.

And some adds to the list all 1979

Suzy Qs 40,41,42

Big Wheels 91,92,93
97,98,99

More when I find some other boxes I'm pretty sure are around somewhere.

Steve B