E. Joseph Cossman

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Eli Joseph Cossman
Born(1918-04-13)April 13, 1918
Pittsburgh, PA
DiedDecember 7, 2002(2002-12-07) (aged 84)
Palm Springs, CA
Known forSpud gun, Ant farm toys

Eli Joseph Cossman (April 13, 1918 - December 7, 2002) was an American inventor, businessman, entrepreneur and author. With Milton Levine, Cossman was the co-creator of the ant farm[1] and spud gun toys. He also made millions of dollars selling various novelties and conducting sales seminars.[2]

Career[]

Cossman started the Los Angeles-based Cossman & Levine Inc. with his brother-in-law Milton Levine in 1946.[2] In 1965, Levine bought out Cossman, renamed the company Uncle Milton Industries and packaged the product as Uncle Milton’s Ant Farm.

A 1989 article in the Chicago Tribune called him the "King of the Thingamajig".[3]

Reference[]

  1. ^ "Milton Levine dies at 97; co-creator of popular ant farm toys". Los Angeles Times. 26 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b "E.J. Cossman, 84; Ant Farm, Spud Gun Made Him Fortune - Los Angeles T…". 2021-04-05. Archived from the original on 2021-04-05. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  3. ^ Johnson, Steve. "JUST CALL HIM A TITAN OF THE THINGAMAJIG". chicagotribune.com.
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