Description |
205 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 23 cm. |
Series |
American palate
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Note |
Series title from page 4 of printed paper wrapper. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 207). |
Contents |
The begining of a dynasty -- Coming to America -- Connecticut, here we come! -- Quiet times -- Here come the PEZ! -- Y2K -- So what do we call this decade -- Collecting and collectors -- Hey bidder, hey bidder ... sold! -- Collecting 101 -- The deal is in the details -- Mom, can I have a quarter? -- From sugar to shipping -- Come visit us! -- Know your PEZ -- Fred Blum -- PEZ girls -- The Royal PEZ set -- The making of a dispenser . |
Summary |
"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."--Back cover. |
Subject |
Pez Candy Inc. -- History.
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Pez Candy Inc. -- Collectors and collecting.
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Candy -- Marketing.
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Candy dispensers.
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Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Subject |
Pez Candy Inc. (OCoLC)fst00706334
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Candy dispensers. (OCoLC)fst00845684
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Candy -- Marketing.
(OCoLC)fst00845680
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Collectors and collecting. (OCoLC)fst00867604
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ISBN |
9781467136761 (paperback) |
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146713676X (paperback) |
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