Friday, September 19, 2014

Menthol Eucalyptus PEZ Sign

Being a fan of both PEZ and Edward Gorey I was immediately drawn to this sign.  I've never seen a gloomy and rainy PEZ advertisement before, so this is unique.  Apparently, the sign originates from the former Czechoslovakia and is circa 1930.  Translated, "chran se vezmi" in Czech is "protect yourself and take" in English (I wasn't able to translate "Mlholi se", anyone know?).  So the message was that Menthol Eucalyptus PEZ would protect you on those cold, rainy days.  It measures 20 x 18 cm and is up for auction on eBay here until Sep 25, 2014 09:01:08 PDT.

Interestingly, today PEZ sells Fisherman's Friend "a menthol cough suppressant lozenge and one of the strongest and most effective cough and cold lozenge available."  Fisherman's Friend is "manufactured by Lofthouse of Fleetwood, LLC, located in Lancashire, England, and sold exclusively in the United States by PEZ Candy Inc."



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