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  PEZ Central - your home for pez info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
PEZ Central - your home for pez info
In case you haven't been here before, this page is loaded with fun for everyone from the more advanced collector to those who are just beginning.
PEZ is a registered trademark of PEZ Candy, Inc.
www.pezcentral.com   (136 words)

  
  PEZ
The name PEZ was derived from the German word for peppermint - PfeffErminZ - and it is correctly written in all capital letters.
PEZ dispensers are difficult to date because of the numerous releases and variations.
PEZ Candy is manufactured in Orange, Connecticut, and the dispensers are manufactured and imported from Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, China, and Slovenia.
www.worldcollectorsnet.com /pez   (324 words)

  
  eBay Guides - PEZ Dispensers Buying Guide
Most PEZ dispensers made after 1987 have feet, a small plastic lip on the bottom of the stem, which were added to help the dispensers stand unassisted.
Easter PEZ dispensers focus on themes associated with Easter and spring including bunnies, chicks, ducks, eggs, lambs, and roosters.
Limited edition PEZ dispensers are produced in a limited number, often come with a Certificate of Authenticity (COA), and typically feature two sets of numbers on the back or base.
pages.ebay.com /buy/guides/pez-dispensers-buying-guide   (1471 words)

  
 The Sexy Side of PEZ!
Haas's determination to make PEZ an alternative to smoking, led PEZ to design a dispenser that would make it just as stylish to whip out and eat a PEZ candy as it was to pull out a lighter to light a cigarette.
In 1948, PEZ came out with such a dispenser that would be an "easy, hygienic" way to dispense PEZ… and this dispenser is now what we call a "Regular".
Brause's contributions to PEZ's success is nicely summed up by Johann Patek… "Generally speaking, the whole success of PEZ was responsible largely on the untamed soul and talent of Gerhard Brause plus a free acting team of young guys in the PEZ management, who could spread their unrestricted seeds on a hungry post war ground.
www.pezlist.com /mcpez/adultpez1.htm   (2442 words)

  
 CNN.com - PEZ museum pops up in Pennsylvania - Oct. 13, 2003
One of the more expensive PEZ the Coyles have on display is a baseball glove, ball and bat PEZ from the 1960s.
PEZ, derived from the German word for peppermint, pfefferminz, was first produced for adult smokers in Austria more than 50 years ago.
Given the museum's smart location, and that PEZ appeals to just about everyone -- men, women, young, old, blue collar and those with advanced degrees, as Cohen puts it -- the museum may be bound for success.
www.cnn.com /2003/TRAVEL/10/13/offbeat.pez.museum.ap/index.html   (898 words)

  
 Urban Legends Reference Pages: History (PEZ Who?)
PEZ is an international business known not just for their fruit-flavored candy tablets, but for the ubiquitous, brightly-colored molded plastic dispensers sold with them.
Over the years, PEZ dispensers have been fashioned after a wide variety of cartoon characters (Bugs Bunny, Peanuts, the Flintstones), comic book superheroes (Batman, Spider-Man), movie favorites (Star Wars), and various animals.
The Bi-Centennial PEZ dispensers were also primarily generic representations of types (Indian Chief, wounded soldier) and fictional characters (Uncle Sam).
www.snopes.com /history/american/pez.htm   (333 words)

  
 Vintage PEZ at Great Prices!
Vintage Pumpkin "A" PEZ dispenser on 3.9 Austria stem.
Vintage Sheik PEZ dispenser on 3.4 Austria stem.
Vintage Octopus PEZ dispenser on 3.4 Austria stem.
www.noxqcez.com /vintage.htm   (1371 words)

  
 Pez Museum, Burlingame, California
The Museum of Pez Memorabilia is small -- a storefront with two rooms open to the public, display cases and racks loaded with the popular candy dispensers.
Though the Pez company controls all decisions on characters manufactured, there is a collectors market for handmade "fantasy Pez." Elvis, the Pillsbury doughboy, and others.
Der Fuhrer was created by some guy and sold by mail, until the Pez lawyers cracked down (aside from protection of their intellectual property, Pez, originally from Austria, thought this might not be best for their brand image).
www.roadsideamerica.com /attract/CABURpez.html   (469 words)

  
 Happy anniversary PEZ - Jun. 13, 2002
On at least two instances, PEZ insiders were able to score models inaccessible to ordinary Pezheads.
The PEZ company, based in Orange, Connecticut, has a steady stream of new designs coming this year, McWhinnie said: in the lineup are glow-in-the-dark Halloween dispensers for October 2002, Winnie the Pooh and friends dispensers (on sale now), and a PEZ-dispensing rocket-shaped pen that writes, lights up and has a secret compartment.
For its 50th anniversary, PEZ developed a limited edition "Golden Glow" dispenser for collectors, which will soon be available for $19.50 on its Web site.
money.cnn.com /2002/06/13/pf/q_pez   (777 words)

  
 The Official Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia On-line Ordering Site
in 2007, we added a new exhibit to the museum - the World's Largest Pez Dispenser.
And it is officially recognized as the World's Largest Pez Dispenser by Guinness World Records ™ !
Pez is a registered trademark of Pez Candy, Inc. This Web Page is not affiliated with Pez Candy, Inc. You can contact the Pez Candy Company at Pez CANDY, INC., 35 Prindle Hill Road, Orange, CT 06477.
www.burlingamepezmuseum.com   (223 words)

  
 PEZ
PEZ Dispensers are a hot collectable for adults and children alike as well as being a staple and part of American pop culture.
New character dispensers are introduced regularly to capitalize on current trends, such as Star Wars, which has been added into the PEZ collection in the past few years.
Identical to their smaller Limited Edition Star Wars PEZ dispensers these new 12-inch or Giant PEZ Dispensers have sound and or lights incorporated into them.
www.sandtroopers.com /sandwatch/pez   (271 words)

  
 ::PEZ - The coolest Collectables on the Planet::
During its first ten years, the PEZ candy was geared exclusively towards adults.
The first PEZ dispenser was introduced in 1940 and was targeted purely at adults with a product in the shape of a cigarette lighter.
PEZ is available today in delicious Strawberry, Lemon, Orange and Cherry flavours.
www.haribo.com /planet/uk/info/pez/history.html   (193 words)

  
 PEZ FAQ v4.0   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
PEZ comes from the first, middle, and last letters of the German word for peppermint, pfefferminz.
PEZ Candy does not manufacture an Elvis dispenser, nor do they have any plans to do so in the future.
These are not PEZ dispensers (they don't dispense candy), but it's a great way to have your favorite character to display with PEZ.
www.faqs.org /faqs/food/pez-faq   (7570 words)

  
 Orange County Chopper PEZ
Orange County Choppers, Inc., the group behind the American Chopper television show, is constructing this PEZ chopper for display at the PEZ factory.
PEZ is apparently also planning an Orange County Choppers Gift Set that will be "limited" to 250,000 or 300,000 sets.
If this happens, it will represent a departure from PEZ's long-standing rule that no dispensers are made of real people.
www.pezhq.com /story/Orange_County_Chopper_PEZ_98560.asp   (251 words)

  
 PEZ® Collector's News
Before you think about it, PEZ Candy Company is an FDA regulated factory and they do not give tours.
Here are some pictures from the inside of the PEZ factory in the United States.
This is where all of the PEZ candy is made for the United States.
www.pezcollectorsnews.com /usfactory.html   (188 words)

  
 Pez
Additional information on the history of Pez can be found in the article Those Little Candy Pellets Continue to be Hot Sellers by Mary Biersdorfer which was published by the Gannett News Service on May 26, 1994.
PEZ was originally marketed as a compressed breath mint for smokers (or to cover up smoker's breath).
An unusual type known as IZO PEZ is also available - it is vitamin enriched (does a vitamin enriched candy make sense to you?).
home.nycap.rr.com /useless/pez/index.html   (659 words)

  
 MAKE: Blog: The PEZ MP3 player is here!
Out of curiousity I thought I would ask PEZ if they might be willing to license their brand for such a thing.
While the PEZ MP3 comes with one head and current PEZ heads do not fit, it appears to me a simply little mod could get them working together.
My son and his wife are pez collectors and it would be the most perfect gift.
www.makezine.com /blog/archive/2005/10/the_pez_mp3_player_is_here.html   (1236 words)

  
 Pez 5150
Please enjoy a stroll thru our PEZ ROOM, look at all of our collection, visit our family album page, and then if you see anything you would like to buy on my for sale pages just write me an email and tell me what you want.
PEZ was sold in pocket-size tins marketed as a breath mint for smokers.
PEZ and the PEZ name are registered trademarks of PEZ Candy, Inc.
www.snowcrest.net /tina   (376 words)

  
 Pez for Collectors * JUNGLE BOOK, TWEENIES, LION KING, HELLO KITTY, DISNEY PRINCESS JASMINE, CINDERELLA, BELLE [SECURE ...
This Web Page is not affiliated with Pez Candy, Inc. Pez is a registered trademark of Pez Candy, Inc. You can contact the Pez candy company at Pez CANDY, INC., 35 Prindle Hill Road, Orange, CT 06477.
Pez released 3 Disney Princess characters in September of 2005.
The Pez Disney Princess Pez set of 3 is $9.95, sold mint in package.
www.burlingamepezmuseum.com /store11.html   (348 words)

  
 Footed PEZ
These are the first PEZ dispensers to ever feature the likeness of a living person: Paul Sr., Paul Jr.
This PEZ is for the DEG Metro Stars – a hockey club from Dusseldorf Germany – and supposedly given out at one of their hockey games.
The Novartis Lion PEZ dispenser was handed out by doctors in Austria to children when they visited the doctors office.
www.noxqcez.com /footed.htm   (1426 words)

  
 Phrenopolis Municipal Art Gallery: Perriwinkle Annex   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
With only a few hundred characters immortalized in PEZ dispenser-dom, it often happens that the one you want doesn't exist yet.
Those with an artistic bent sometimes feel it necessary to extend the available line with work of their own.
All are attached to standard Pez stems, and nearly all are functional as dispensers.
www.phrenopolis.com /art/pez/index.html   (99 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Collectors Guide to Pez: Identification and Price Guide (Collector's Guide to Pez): Books: Shawn Peterson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
PEZ® dispensers have been an integral part of childhood for nearly 50 years.
The book includes a list of PEZ conventions throughout the United States of America and a glossary of PEZ terms that every collector should know.
Buy something else with your hard earned money,my friend.I have been involved with Pez since the 50's and I am tired of the constant profiteering.Ed Haas must be turning over in his grave,my friend.
www.amazon.com /Collectors-Guide-Pez-Identification-Price/dp/0873419650   (1171 words)

  
 PEZ and PEZ Collecting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Reinvented with colorful character heads atop the dispensers they were marketed with fruity candy to kids, and then went on to become one of the strangest and most collected pop culture obsessions of the 20th and 21st centuries.
PEZ sells many of the larger runs of misfits on their web site just for collectors.
In existence since 1927, PEZ are known today as being little candy dispensers with different heads and they are a very popular collectible.
www.squidoo.com /pez   (1808 words)

  
 Pez - The Bad Fads Museum
Initially it was marketed as a tasty alternative to cigarettes for adults attempting to quit smoking.
In an effort to boost sales and develop a brand identity for the PEZ mints, the first pez dispensers were introduced in 1948.
More than 3 billion PEZ candies are consumed each year and is sold in more than 60 countries around the world but the candies have become almost a secondary item serving as an accessory for the dispensers of which more than 300 have been issued.
www.badfads.com /pages/collectibles/pez.html   (180 words)

  
 Search results / Candy Favorites
Pez Extreme Disney Dispenser - 12 / Case
Pez Disney Princess Dispener - 12 / Case
Pez Ice Age 2 Dispenser - 12 / Case
www.candyfavorites.com /search.php?posted_data[substring]=pez&mode=search&posted_data[by_title]=Y&posted_data[by_title]=Y&posted_data[forsale]=Y&posted_data[by_fulldescr]=Y   (46 words)

  
 Pez
All Pez Candy Containers are mint in their good condition blister packs.
The Spiderman Pez comes with 2 strawberry candies and 1 lemon candy.
The Charlie Brown Pez comes with 2 strawberry candies and 1 lemon candy.
grovers-aunt.tripod.com /pez.htm   (647 words)

  
 YouTube - pez pez pez   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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Por la boca vive el pez - Fito y Fitipaldis
El hombre pez - videoclip Una canción de piratas
youtube.com /?v=-BzIEfX1YcI   (99 words)

  
 Welcome to the Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia Web Site
We hope you enjoy your visit to the Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia.
If you are traveling to the San Francisco Bay Area, we invite you
to visit the Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia in person.
www.spectrumnet.com /pez   (223 words)

  
 Pez MP3 Player - Gizmodo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Laptop Confidential II brought to you by Intel.
My buddy and I were just talking tonight about sticking electronics inside of a Pez dispensers.
In fact, the creator managed to strike up a deal with Pez Inc. and will market this as an actual product.
www.gizmodo.com /gadgets/portable-media/flash/pez-mp3-player-037191.php   (119 words)

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