Spin Masters

For Ronnen Harary, Anton Rabie and Ben Varadi, 1994 would forever be known as a transformational year. Armed with only $10,000 and an entrepreneurial spirit the trio set out for what can only be described as a rollercoaster adventure. In the early days you could find the team elbow deep in sawdust in their garage watching their first hit literally sprout before their eyes. The Earth Buddy was a small, panty-hose-covered head filled with grass seeds that sprouted hair when watered. Becoming an unexpected hit provided the partners with a firm foundation to build their next ideas.A collection of novelty products including Devils Sticks, Grow Things and Chatter Rings provided a keen interest in the toy aisle. But it wasn't until 1996 that the partners found the breakthrough item that would put Spin Master on the global map. Two British inventors introduced them to the ingenious concept of an air-pressurized airplane that operated using a chamber of compressed air pumped into a plane that would power a miniature one piston engine.