Discuss, Buy and Trade PEZ with other collectors  People have been collecting PEZ candy dispensers almost as long
as they've been collecting stamps. It was one of the first pop culture
products to become a contemporary collectible.
It was created in Austria in the 1920's, and was originally marketed as a compressed peppermint candy. The name PEZ was derived from the German word for peppermint - PfeffErminZ - and it is correctly written in all capital letters.  In the 1950's, the company began to release PEZ
dispensers with character heads, such as a Nurse, a Doctor, and Santa Claus.
Not surprisingly, kids began to buy the product for the dispenser (the
candy was secondary) and a phenomenon was born.
 PEZ dispensers are difficult to date because of the numerous
releases and variations. Generally those made before 1989 can be identified
because they have no "feet". The feet on the current models allow the dispenser
to stand upright. Some of the very early versions actually came in a box,
and those in mint condition can fetch several hundred dollars on the secondary
market. Some of the rarer dispensers include Baseball Glove (no feet),
Batman with black hood and cape, and Captain America (no feet).
Over 3 billion PEZ candies are consumed annually in the U.S. alone. PEZ Candy is manufactured in Orange, Connecticut, and the dispensers are manufactured and imported from Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, China, and Slovenia. The current US flavours are orange, grape, lemon and strawberry, although the rest of the world also has cherry. Articles & Features PEZ, The Hot Collectible! Rare PEZ at Auction site by lincs-on-line | hosted by ukhosts.com | sponsors farmshop.uk.com |
