Saturday, October 8, 2011

'Oskarr' the Educated Horse and Engine Performance Indicator.

I was very excited to find this unusual 'push up' puppet at a local Melbourne Bazaar!
This was produced in the 1950s for Australian Holden cars.
The pamphlet states "Do not regard Oskarr as a toy, he ensures economic driving" ! The push up horse is attached to the dashboard of your car and then into your manifold!
The aim is for Oskarr to stand up and wiggle if the engine is running well. Oskarr will start to wilt if the engine is not running smoothly! Brilliant!



 
 


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7 comments:

  1. TinwormOctober 19, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    what a fantastic find. May I ask what it cost?

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  2. tanakabakaOctober 25, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    This is the coolest thing ever. Did you see the USB one someone is working on to indicate when your friend is online?

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  3. Bruce DonnellyOctober 13, 2014 at 12:13 AM

    I have an Oskarr fitted to my 1967 Toyota Stout. I have made a video of it operating and posted it on Facebook.

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  4. UnknownSeptember 17, 2017 at 2:47 PM

    Mate i have looked through youtube and can not find the video. Have you a link to it please?

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    1. Bruce DonnellyMarch 17, 2021 at 3:58 PM

      https://www.facebook.com/bruce.donnelly.5/videos/485002711632743/?

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    2. Bruce DonnellyMarch 17, 2021 at 4:03 PM

      I published the video on FB but I can share it with you through Messenger.

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  5. DillbMarch 12, 2019 at 1:20 AM

    How much this worth does anyone no

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