Pez: From Austrian Invention to American Icon

PEZ is an American classic and a staple of many childhood memories. Yet it originated in Austria, where PEZ began in 1927 as compressed peppermint tablets marketed as an alternative to smoking. Upon arrival in the United States in 1952, PEZ quickly took a new direction, adding fruit flavors and three-dimensional character heads to top the dispensers. Now produced in Orange, Connecticut, the iconic PEZ brand is available in over eighty countries, selling more than sixty-five million dispensers annually and inspiring collectors and fans worldwide. Join the world s first and only official PEZ historian, Shawn Peterson, on a journey of sweet proportions for an inside look at the world s most cherished interactive candy."

Author: Shawn Peterson
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Published: 08/08/2016
Pages: 210
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781531699291
ISBN10: 1531699294
BISAC Categories:
- Antiques & Collectibles | Toys
- Antiques & Collectibles | Reference | General
- History | United States | State & Local | New England (CT, MA, ME, NH,

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