Passing: Curtis Allina Dies ; He Put the Heads on Pez
From The New York Times:
By MARGALIT FOX
Published: January 4, 2010
The first two character dispensers, Santa Claus and a robot known as the Space Trooper, were introduced in 1955.
Driven in large part by baby-boomer nostalgia, Pez dispensers are now a staple of eBay and the ubiquitous subject of conventions, Web sites, newsletters, books and even a museum, the Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia in Burlingame, Calif.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/business/05allina.html?ref=obituaries
By MARGALIT FOX
Published: January 4, 2010
The first two character dispensers, Santa Claus and a robot known as the Space Trooper, were introduced in 1955.
Driven in large part by baby-boomer nostalgia, Pez dispensers are now a staple of eBay and the ubiquitous subject of conventions, Web sites, newsletters, books and even a museum, the Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia in Burlingame, Calif.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/business/05allina.html?ref=obituaries
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