In 1963, a storm ripped up the harbor in a small South African town called East London, and while he was watching his kids playing with toys made from oxen bones called dolosse, he had the idea for this.
Vuonna 1963 myrsky repi sataman East Londonin kaupungissa Etelä-Afrikassa. Seuratessaan lastensa leikkiä doloseiksi kutsutuilla häränluisilla leluilla, hän sai idean tähän.