Mechanized tablet-forming processes pushed PEZ to change course, in the s, from round tablets to their now-familiar rectangular ones.
PEZ tablets spent more than 20 years without a handy carrying container. But in the late s, Haas realized that customers wanted a quick way to pick out a tablet with one hand, or share with a friend without dirtying the candies in the tin.
The U. Uxa had filed a patent in for a self-closing, one-handed lighter. But the engineer most likely based the PEZ dispenser design on the size of a packet of PEZ tablets and made it handheld and slim enough to fit in a pocket, according to Peterson.
The original dispensers, like all PEZ dispensers today, were made out of plastic. Plastic molding has been around since the s, says Peter Liebhold , a curator and historian of manufacturing at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. But plastic production really took off after World War II. Raw materials are turned into specific shapes through a number of methods: casting, cutting, forming and injection molding.
PEZ fashioned their dispensers with the latter. That allows you to make it much thinner and have a lot more detail. Haas Company needed to construct a second factory in Austria to keep up with demand. Ads showed off the convenience of a one-handed dispenser that was easy to use while driving and easy to share with others. Haas turned his attention to the American market. In , at the urging of vice president of U. Different from modern dispensers, the first character PEZ dispensers had full-body designs, with a full red suit for Santa Claus and all the metal-looking nuts and bolts on the robot.
In , PEZ released a space gun-shaped dispenser that shot out fruit-flavored tablets. However now she looks like an old cursed girl. This is in the gray area between cool and lame. But how much did these 3D prints really look like them?
How much does it cost? Not just any Mickey Mouse Pez is expensive. There is a prototype called the Soft Head Mickey that is very rare. Collectors believe there is only one in existence, known for its soft plastic Mickey head and red candy shaft. According to eBay, this prototype is rumored to have been bought for seven thousand dollars. The Pez website states that it was made in While there are a lot of Mickey Pez out there, this one stands above the rest.
But you know what? There are some better versions where the sculpt makes the eyes look angrier. It only sold through mail-in orders for only about 20 dollars. Today the price skyrockets as these are retired, making them limited and rare. They seem to be a must for any collection. Just kidding, the candy always remains the same no matter how fancy or weird the dispenser is. Oh great. Well, now we know why Pez sticks with just the heads of the characters for most of their dispensers.
Kids just want that awesome candy anyway, they'll never notice these Pez don't quite work. Besides, why are these pez full-bodied when other Pez are just characters' heads — this whole thing seem intentional even if kids will never notice.
We definitely need another run of SpongeBob Pez Dispensers. This is an mess, or a collection of them. Their faces are easily recognizable, so why put the bodies there? Why make the Pez pink colored? Make them purple so we can get our heads out of the gutter easier.
Or at least do it down to the chest like Snow White! This is another reason Grumpy is always Grumpy. Forza Horizon 5 addresses you by the name on your Microsoft account, but for some trans players, that has unexpected consequences. Writer, author of The Awei Series, and cat foster parent. So here is our list of lame dispensers and some really expensive ones.
Share Share Tweet Email. Also expect new flavors like banana. Pez was originally invented in Austria in , but the company's only factory and headquarters are located in Orange, CT. Requests for personal Pez heads are made every day. The company turns them down. A Kim Kardashian dispenser request was recently given the thumbs down. It was a political donkey made in Only two were ever made.
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