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PEZ: Austrian Invention to American Icon Book

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Soft cover 6" x 9" 205 pages.

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.

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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 3 reviews)

Victoria ★★★★★

I had no idea the little peppermint tablets started in 1927 Austria before the dispensers ever existed. The 205 pages move quickly and the softcover holds up fine tucked in my bag for reading on lunch breaks.

Matthew Y. ★★★★★

I expected a light nostalgia read and got a genuinely researched history instead. The softcover is a handy 6" x 9", so it slips into my bag for commutes, and the chapters on the Austrian origins kept surprising me.

Ellie ★★★★★

The 205 pages fly by — I had no idea the little candy dispenser started as a peppermint tablet back in Austria in 1927. It's a soft cover but well made, and the vintage photos alone are worth it for anyone who collected these as a kid.