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Word: homebrew (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Another successful manufacturer is Wynn Oil Co., which promotes three oil additives, including "Charge!" The company was founded in 1939 by Ches-tien Wynn, a lawyer who mixed a homebrew "friction proofing" in a 55-gal. drum and sold bottles of it to local garages. Sales last year were $14 million. The Bardahl Mfg. Corp. markets 18 products in 82 countries. Its private owners do not disclose sales figures, but the company is probably third in size, behind STP and Wynn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Autos: Big Profits in Little Cans | 8/8/1969 | See Source »

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