There are a number of collectible Pez dispensers out there, including modern collectible Pez dispensers and vintage collectible Pez dispensers alike. Most of the Pez dispensers that were made after the year 1987 have small plastic lips on the bottom of the stem that act as feet, and these were added to the dispensers in order to allow them to stand without assistance. Here are some of the more popular choices for collectible Pez dispensers, including some from each era:

- * Regular Dispensers: The original collectible Pez dispensers were created in the 1920s in Austria, and they were simply candy dispensers for mints. They had plain tops that dispensed mints and there were no characters or special decorations. There are now modern versions of these vintage collectible Pez dispensers that are missing the heads and feet and dispense mints rather than the colorful Pez candies that we know and love.

- * Holiday Dispensers: There are a number of collectible Pez dispensers out there that are designed to celebrate the holidays, including Halloween, Easter and Christmas to name a few. There are Santa, Rudolph and Angel collectible Pez dispensers for example, as well as Easter themed dispensers such as bunny rabbits, eggs, chicks and lambs, and Halloween dispensers including ghosts, witches, skulls, zombies and jack o’ lanterns. Some of these Halloween themed collectible Pez dispensers even glow in the dark.

- * Disney Themed Dispensers: There are a number of different Disney themed collectible Pez dispensers, of which Mickey Mouse dispensers top the list. There are also Bambi collectible Pez dispensers, Jungle Book dispensers, Lion King and Pinocchio dispensers, Snow White and Peter Pan collectible Pez dispensers, Winnie the Pooh and Mary Poppins dispensers and more to choose from.

- * Star Wars Dispensers: There are a wide variety of collectible Pez dispensers, most of which either feature the heads of the hero characters, or the dark side characters. Heroes depicted on collectible Pez dispensers include Yoda, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Han Solo. Dark side villains depicted on collectible Pez dispensers include the stormtroopers, Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Darth Maul and the Emperor Palpatine.

- * Television and Movie Dispensers: Some of the most memorable characters from the Muppets and from Sesame Street have come to adorn the tops of collectible Pez dispensers. There have been Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and Big Bird collectible Pez dispensers for example. You will also find that a myriad of other characters from the television and movies have become collectible Pez dispensers including the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Smurfs, Simpsons, Tom and Jerry, Flintstones and even SpongeBob.

If you enjoy collecting pez dispensers, then you should know that there are a variety of different ways that you can take your collection, including collectible Pez dispensers from different eras and different styles and categories as well.

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Originally posted 2009-09-16 03:42:51. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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One of the unique differences among different collectibles when you are putting together a pez collection is the anatomy of the dispensers, as the different parts of the dispensers have changed over time. Here are some of the parts of a pez collection:

Head -

The head of the Pez dispenser is the character on the top of the dispenser. Sometimes the dispenser head is an object such as a truck, a cap or a whistle, or a character, such as a witch, Batman or a pumpkin, or perhaps even an animal, such as a dinosaur, a monkey or a giraffe. There is no end to what types of items can be positioned at the head of a Pez dispenser.

Stem –

The steam of a Pez dispenser is the body of the dispenser, or the main portion where the candy is stored. The stem is rectangular in its shape, and PEZ is written down both sides. One side features the lettering spelled from the top to the bottom, and the other side displays the lettering sideways from the bottom to the top. The stem of the Pez dispenser is also where you will find a patent number, the country of origin for the dispenser, and the IMC, which is an injection mold code.

Feet -

The Pez dispenser also has a base, which is known as the feet. They are a flat piece molded out of plastic, resembling shoes. The purpose of these feet is to make the Pez dispenser more stable when it is standing upright. The original Pez dispensers did not have any feet, they simply had squared off bottoms. These Pez dispensers are known as NF or Non-Footed dispensers. Some people affix little Pez shoes, allowing the dispensers to stand upright even if they do not have their own feet. There are two types of feet, thin profile feet and thicker profile feet. The thicker feet were not implemented until 1990.

Candy Pusher -

The candy pusher is essentially a finger that is on the back of the head, allowing you to push the candy forward when the head is tilted backward. There is also a flat, small surface on the pusher’s inner side, sitting against a head spring. This presses against the flat surface, allowing the head to remain spring loaded while it is in a closed position, meaning that the head never flops around, not even when the dispenser is upside down.

Inner Sleeve and Candy Button -

The inner sleeve is the candy tray, holding the Pez candy in piece. The candy button is a piece sitting inside the sleeve that pushes the candy upward so that the next piece is ready to be dispensed. These parts of the Pez dispenser are designed to keep the candy coming.

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Originally posted 2009-11-14 03:10:14. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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