ɪt wʌz nˈɑːnᵻlˈɛktɹɪk ænd ɪnvˈɛntᵻd baɪ sˈæmjuːl dʒˈeɪ. pˈoʊpɪl ænd lˈeɪɾɚ sˈoʊld baɪ hɪz sˈʌn ɹˈɑːn pˈoʊpɪl ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð mˈoːɹ ðɐn twˈɛnti ˈʌðɚ dɪstɹˈɪbjuːɾɚz əkɹˌɑːs ðə kˈʌntɹi, ænd ɹˈɑːŋkoʊ, mˌeɪkɪŋ ɪts deɪbjˈuː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː æt ðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl hˈaʊswɛɹz ʃˈoʊ ɪn ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ, ˌɪlənˈɔɪ.
It was non-electric and invented by Samuel J. Popeil and later sold by his son Ron Popeil along with more than 20 other distributors across the country, and Ronco, making its debut in 1963 at the International Housewares Show in Chicago, Illinois.