NWT Halloween Pez collection of six different figures with display box... Pez was invented in Vienna Austria in 1927 by Edward Haas III. the name is an abbreviation of the German word for peppermint, Pfefferminz... it was originally marketed to adults as a breath mint and an alternative to smoking... the first dispensers were introduced to the U.S. in 1952... Pez is available in more than 80 countries.