Pez Dispensers

Pez dispensers is what Pez Wiki is mainly about. It's pretty much a Pez dispenser encyclopedia. Pez dispensers are what people really buy. Most of the time, they could care less about the candy. Some are worth a lot of money, others are just neat collectables. Each dispenser holds 12 pieces of Pez candy. By pushing the "head" backwards, it releases 1 piece of candy. Each dispenser is made of plastic, and there are several different sizes.

Characters
Toy character head dispensers were introduced in 1955, after the candy was introduced in the United States. There are over 550 unique dispenser heads with thousands of variations. The company formerly had a general rule against creating likenesses of real people.

In the 1970s, three historical figures were created: Betsy Ross,, and , which were released as part of the series. These dispenser heads were not made to actually look like the people they represented, but instead used generic faces with different accessories.

In 2006, a limited-edition series of three Pez dispensers were made to look like the Teutul family from. These are the first dispensers to have been made in the actual likeness of living people.

The -themed dispensers are based on the helmets of famous drivers, rather than their actual likenesses.

In 2007, a limited edition Elvis set was released featuring three dispensers from different time periods in Presley's life.

In 2008, the first dispensers were released in a gift set with the seven original series crew and the.

In 2009, in honor of the The Wizard of Oz's 70th anniversary, Pez released a boxed set with dispensers in the likenesses of the following characters: The Cowardly Lion, The Tin Man, The Scarecrow, Dorothy Gale, Toto, Glinda, The Wizard of Oz, and The Wicked Witch of the West. Only 300,000 sets were made.

There are many books and websites which catalog all Pez dispensers which have been manufactured.

Values
Some Pez dispensers can sell for large amounts as collectibles. The highest verifiable sale of Pez dispenser was a private sale of a Mickey Mouse softhead at $7000 between an Austrian dealer and a California collector. This dispenser was never available for sale to the public, and was a factory prototype. The high prices which some Pez items fetch has led to the manufacturing of fake Pez items as well. The 2006 eBay sale of a clear 50s Space Gun for $11,000 took place but according to noted Pez author, David Welch, the dispenser was later proven by chemical testing to be a well-made fake.

List of Pez Dispensers
See List of Pez Dispensers.