Any Pez collectors here?

[ShadowsPapa]

We watched a Collector's Call the other day (have to sit around a bit) and it was about Pez dispensers. They mentioned some of them made over the years, including one that was timed with the 1964 release of the stop-action animation - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Yeah, she's a collector, a room dedicated to Rudolph, her license plate is Rudolph, floating shelves put up in a spare bedroom to hold most of her collection and displays.
I made the mistake of saying "I bet you have a Rudolph Pez dispenser, right"?
No.
Oops -
"so you are going to get me one?"
Great, here we go again.
That's from over 50 years ago, and finding a CORRECT complete Pez dispenser with feet, unbroken, in good conditions is proving difficult.
There are OTHER reindeer dispensers, some claim to be "Rudolph" but they are not THE Rudolph.
Most of what I'm finding aren't the correct version. I don't know, but I suspect they were made only in 64 or perhaps 65 following the release of the show (even the USPS released Rudolph stamps on the 50th anniversary of the show and yes, she has several sets of those)

Anyone with inside connections or know any collectors or live near where they are made (they have a visitor's center believe it or not)?

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[Hootbro]

I feel your pain. My wife's affliction is "Tweety Bird".

 

[Master_Cylinder]

We saw that show with the PEZ collection, pretty cool. I have some Christmas PEZ dispensers, but I don’t remember if one is Rudolf. Christmas stuff comes out next month and I’ll let you know.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I feel your pain. My wife's affliction is "Tweety Bird".

I have a feeling Barbara would appreciate that. She knows Tweety and thinks he's cute.

We saw that show with the PEZ collection, pretty cool. I have some Christmas PEZ dispensers, but I don’t remember if one is Rudolf. Christmas stuff comes out next month and I’ll let you know.

I had no idea it was such a big thing - until back a few years ago when AMO had a big show in Ohio (There or Indiana, whatever) and the host hotel lobby was full before we even arrived. It was a national meet of Pez collectors. Who knew they had big events like that!
So we AMC nuts were sharing a hotel with a bunch of Pez nuts. We joked about it for months afterward.

I've found what I believe is a picture of one in less than good condition.

There are imitations out there - called "Rudolph pez dispenser" and they are pez, but not the correct Rudolph.

I certainly understand her connection with the Rudolph character, knowing what she had to deal with as a kid growing up.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

BTW - this Rudolph she made several years ago won her a blue ribbon at the Iowa State Fair back then -

 

[ChrisNLA]

I've seen a lot of collections in my day.

Gotta say, this is the first Rudolph one

Ours are way more main stream. I dabble in diecast, and Tami anything with a sunflower

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I've seen a lot of collections in my day.

Gotta say, this is the first Rudolph one

Ours are way more main stream. I dabble in diecast, and Tami anything with a sunflower

Rudolph makes sense - he was picked on for his, uh, non-conformity. She relates to him.

There are actually store out there that feature the character in candy, chocolates, Christmas lights, jewelry, it's amazing.
There's enough collectors out there that Bradford Exchange and other companies sell a lot of the stuff - enough to make it worth their while.

 

[Dartboy]

Not a collector, but the PEZ Museum is just up the highway from me.
https://us.pez.com/pages/hours-and-location

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Not a collector, but the PEZ Museum is just up the highway from me.
https://us.pez.com/pages/hours-and-location

Yes, been in contact with them, and saw the visitors center/museum on Collectors Call

 

[AmishMike]

Sorry, no Rudolph in my daughter’s collection.
You can tell age of them by the Patent number but I could not find her book yet for specifics.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Sorry, no Rudolph in my daughter’s collection.
You can tell age of them by the Patent number but I could not find her book yet for specifics.

Wow
Nice
Nicely displayed!

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