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Pez: From Austrian Invention to American Icon
Contributor(s): Peterson, Shawn (Author)
ISBN: 146713676X     ISBN-13: 9781467136761
Publisher: History Press
OUR PRICE:   $22.49  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2016
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Antiques & Collectibles | Toys
- Antiques & Collectibles | Reference - General
- History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt)
Dewey: 664.153
LCCN: 2016938320
Series: American Palate
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.00 lbs) 208 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

PEZ is an American classic and a staple of many childhood memories. Take an inside look, through words and vintage images of this iconic brand.


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.


Contributor Bio(s): Peterson, Shawn: - Shawn Peterson is the company archivist and historian at PEZ Candy, Inc., in Orange, Connecticut. He also manages the visitor's center there as well as the content for the company website, and he is responsible for the creative content in the visitor's center. Prior to working for PEZ, he authored the Collector's Guide to PEZ.