Collecting PEZ

It was the original interactive candy. Little treat filled dispensers that became an American icon. Join us as the Collector Guys jump head-first into the World of PEZ.

Custom PEZ Chopper

We recently stopped by the Visitor Center of the PEZ factory in Orange, Connecticut. There you can find over 4000 square feet of everything PEZ. Rare historical artifacts, early pre-character dispensers, plus everything else imaginable...Including a custom motorcycle from Orange County Choppers. So I was thinking that the company must have pulled all of these amazing candy artifacts from their extensive archives? Nope! Almost all of the contents of this museum belong to curator Shawn Peterson. Who took his massive collection of all things PEZ and turned it into not only into a museum but also a job. To hear his amazing story plus find out things about PEZ collecting that you probably didn’t know…check out the video below.

To learn more about the history of PEZ and see a very detailed list of every dispenser they have ever every released. Shawn Peterson has authored this great book “PEZ - from Austrian Invention to American Icon.” You can order it online.

Incredible book about the history of PEZ by Shawn Peterson

If you love PEZ, check out the visitor center of the PEZ factory in Orange, Connecticut. Not far from New Haven right off I-95.

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