RCW 6A/B w/ rubber band

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Az556
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RCW 6A/B w/ rubber band

Post by Az556 » Fri May 24, 2019 10:40 am

Many sets I've seen have been taped, were rubber bands used by some manufacturers?

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Re: RCW 6A/B w/ rubber band

Post by norge » Fri May 24, 2019 12:06 pm

yes! Mullins and Cincinnati/cinpack used it from about 1992

cheers ken. btw pictures tells more than a thousand words :D

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Re: RCW 6A/B w/ rubber band

Post by norge » Fri May 24, 2019 12:08 pm

btw forgot to say,those are packed in 1993 if don't remember wrong 8)

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Re: RCW 6A/B w/ rubber band

Post by steve1989 » Fri May 24, 2019 8:20 pm

Nice cinpacs, az!

I have seen Rafcos, Ryt-Aways, and those Cinpacs all held by strong rubber bands.


Hey Ken, i had a cinpac about 5 years ago and believe it was a 1990. It had those chocolate bars toffee enriched sweet w/ toffee bits which was only ever in those Rafcos.

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There is a link to my review of one. That Cinpac is the next best to a Rafco RCW in my opinion. That one had no rubber bands still. Will search the forums.. i had a case of Cinpacs too. They were either 1991 or 1992.. forgetting now.

Those Cinpacs are not as common it seems. Most common are those 1996 Ryt-aways and the 1998 Wornicks (in my experience) And even those have gotten pretty expensive in the last couple years.

Has anyone out there seen a Y2K (2000) DoP rcw? I have one 1999, but still have yet to find or even see a 2000.

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Re: RCW 6A/B w/ rubber band

Post by Az556 » Fri May 24, 2019 10:00 pm

Thanks, I'll be putting them on the FS forum in a bit, hoping they find a happy home

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Re: RCW 6A/B w/ rubber band

Post by norge » Sat May 25, 2019 11:03 am

Steve! yes you're right about the 1990 cinpac,checked my collection and the cinpac was the 2nd run RCW after RAFCO 1989 so that why there is a mix of dates:89-90 in the cinpacs. :D

I do have a 1990 RCW cinpac case un opened left,had 2 but opened one years ago :|

cheers Ken

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Re: RCW 6A/B w/ rubber band

Post by norge » Sun May 26, 2019 2:14 pm

and here is a picture of the cinpac 1990 case, I do remember that they had the red rubber band on them :D
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Re: RCW 6A/B w/ rubber band

Post by Az556 » Sun May 26, 2019 5:28 pm

Very nice thank you

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