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One of the earliest dispensers, the Space Trooper is one of only two [[:Category:Full Body|full-body]] designs. "PEZ" is written on the back of the dispenser. | One of the earliest dispensers, the Space Trooper is one of only two [[:Category:Full Body|full-body]] designs. "PEZ" is written on the back of the dispenser. | ||
| − | It was not a good seller and was only available at retail for about a year.<ref name="welch">David Welch, "Collecting PEZ". pg 104 Curt Allina interview</ref> Space Troopers were sold loose, without packaging or candy. The production cost for the relatively-complicated design of the full-body dispensers was high compared to the earlier [[Regular|Regulars]], and as such they were sold without candy. The dispenser was sold in a counter box which held 12 dispensers. | + | It was not a good seller and was only available at retail for about a year.<ref name="welch">David Welch, "Collecting PEZ". pg 104 Curt Allina interview</ref> Space Troopers were sold [[loose]], without packaging or candy. The production cost for the relatively-complicated design of the full-body dispensers was high compared to the earlier [[Regular|Regulars]], and as such they were sold without candy. The dispenser was sold in a counter box which held 12 dispensers. |
Advertising sheets for the [[Space Gun]] which was introduced the same year as the Space Trooper show various troopers "from 6 planets invading earth" and featured several promotional lines<ref name="welch2">David Welch, "Collecting PEZ". pg 102 Advertising image</ref>: | Advertising sheets for the [[Space Gun]] which was introduced the same year as the Space Trooper show various troopers "from 6 planets invading earth" and featured several promotional lines<ref name="welch2">David Welch, "Collecting PEZ". pg 102 Advertising image</ref>: | ||
Revision as of 10:32, 25 November 2016
Space Trooper a.k.a. Robot
Dispenser Information
Based on
Original PEZ creation.
Variations
One of the earliest dispensers, the Space Trooper is one of only two full-body designs. "PEZ" is written on the back of the dispenser.
It was not a good seller and was only available at retail for about a year.[1] Space Troopers were sold loose, without packaging or candy. The production cost for the relatively-complicated design of the full-body dispensers was high compared to the earlier Regulars, and as such they were sold without candy. The dispenser was sold in a counter box which held 12 dispensers.
Advertising sheets for the Space Gun which was introduced the same year as the Space Trooper show various troopers "from 6 planets invading earth" and featured several promotional lines[2]:
- Spacemen from Venus shoot PEZ Anise bullets
- Spacemen from Mars shoot PEZ Lemon bullets
- Spacemen from Jupiter shoot PEZ Lime bullets
- Spacemen from Saturn shoot PEZ Cherry bullets
- Spacemen from Uranus shoot PEZ Orange bullets
- Spacemen from Neptune shoot PEZ Peppermint bullets
There is a very rare stand for the Space Trooper - an advertising piece created for the Ford Motor Company.
Years Produced
1956 -1957
Feet
Molded into the design.
Patents & Countries
Made in Austria
Stems
Red, light blue, dark blue, yellow. A very-rare gold version exists but was never produced in quantity for general sale [1] An extremely rare thin version was also never released for general sale.
