Saul Robbins (February 16, 1922 – June 13, 2010) was an American toy manufacturer, the co-founder of Remco, with his cousin Isaac Heller.
[2] In 1949, he co-founded the toy company Remco in Newark, New Jersey, with his cousin Isaac Heller.
[3] Heller had been a U.S. Navy electronics technician, and they started by buying large amounts of military surplus and "transforming it into toys that could zoom, soar or otherwise move.
[3] Their toys included the Whirlybird helicopter, the Barracuda atomic submarine, the Johnny Reb cannon, the Dick Tracy wrist radio, the Screaming Mee Mee-e rifle and Mr. Kelly's Automatic Car Wash.[4] Robbins was president of the Toy Manufacturers Association of America, and of the YM-YWHA of Metrowest.
[2] Saul Robbins died at his home in Verona, New Jersey on June 13, 2010, aged 88.