General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL WIRING WITH RUBBER COMPOUND COVERING & STEEL ARMOUR/ CARDBOARD SPOOL WITH STEEL FURLS & PAPER LABELS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

11.0 cm

Width

9.5 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Servicing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

PACKARD

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Warren

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1930 +

Canada

FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER, FATHER OF DONOR, DURING CAREER IN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICING. AFTER WORKING AT WILLYS-OVERLAND & FAIRBANKS-MORSE INTORONTO, & IN AUTO GARAGE IN AURORA, IN 1931 HE BEGAN HIS OWN BUSINESS, ONE PART OF WHICH INVOLVED AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SERVICING.

Function

CABLE OF TYPE USED IN REPAIR OF LIGHTING SYSTEM OF AUTOMOBILE, FOR LIGHTING CIRCUITS, TAIL & STOP LIGHTS, HORN & ACCESSORY CIRCUITS (REF. 1).

Technical

EARLY ARMOURED CABLE, PRODUCT OF SOPHISTICATED WIRE MAKING TECHNOLOGY FOR TIMES (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK LETTERING ON SPOOL ENDS READING "Packard Cable [IN SCRIPT]/ TRADE MARK/ 100 FEET/ TRADE NO. 71 GAUGE SIZE 16-1/ EVERY FOOT OF CABLE ON THIS SPOOL/ IS GUARANTEED FREE FROM MECHANICAL/ AND ELECTRICAL DEFECTS. IT WILL GIVE/ LONG & SATISFACTORY SERVICE/ WHEN PROPERLY INSTALLED./ MADE BY/ The Packard Electrical Co./ Warren, Ohio./ U.S.A./ "Packard [IN SCRIPT] is never seen except on goods of honest value""

Missing

PARTIAL REEL ONLY

Finish

METALLIC CABLE/ WHITE & RED LABELS ON SPOOL ENDS/ NATURAL CARDBOARD SPOOLS/ GREY METAL

Decoration

RED & WHITE LINING ON LABELS