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Lot 250

Vintage Hi-Tach Oil Stabilizer Mechanical Countertop Demonstrator Display

Estimate: $30 - $10,000

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$0 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $1,000
$10,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
This is a vintage mechanical point-of-sale demonstrator for Hi-Tach Oil Stabilizer, likely used in automotive service stations or repair shops. The unit consists of a clear rectangular plastic housing divided into two vertical chambers. Each chamber contains metal beaters connected to a central drive shaft, which is operated by an external chrome-finished hand crank with a light-colored composite grip. The base of the unit contains oil samples, with the left side labeled for 10W-40 oil and the right side for oil with Hi-Tach added. Several applied paper labels provide instructional and promotional text. The top label reads TURN FOR 40 SECOND TEST / BETTER LUBRICATED ENGINES / SAVE GAS, OIL AND REPAIRS. A circular logo features the numbers 1 through 7 and the text HI-TACH OIL STABILIZER THE PERFECTED LUBRICANT. A central red band states Prevents metal-to-metal contact. The bottom margin label describes the effects of dry starting and includes the original misspelling of the word recedes as RECEEDS.

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