General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL PANEL WITH METAL HANGERS

Dimensions

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

Length

84.0 cm

Width

25.4 cm

Height

1.5 cm

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 IN TORONTO, & IN AUTO GARAGE IN AURORA, IN 1931 HE BEGAN HISOWN BUSINESS, ONE PART OF WHICH INVOLVED AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SERVICING.

Function

WALL MOUNTED PANEL WITH HANGERS TO HOLD SPOOLS OF AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL CABLE, SERVING AS CABLE DISPENSER & DISPLAY.

Technical

DESCRIBED BY PACKARD AS A 5-SPOOL MERCHANDISER DESIGNED FOR WALL MOUNTING. SERVES BOTH AS DISPENSER & DISPLAY OF CABLE. ASSORTMENT CONTAINS 100 FEET EACH OF: 344, 52, 54, 71, 50. PACKARD WAS ARGUABLY INDUSTRY LEADER IN DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIALIZED CABLES FOR ALL ASPECTS OF AUTOMOTIVE WORK IN EARLY YEARS OF INDUSTRY (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

RED & BLACK LETTERING AT TOP END READS ""Packard [IN SCRIPT]/ TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ AUTOMOTIVE CABLE/ MANUFACTURED ONLY BY/ The Packard Electrical Co./ Warren, Ohio./ U.S.A./ "Packard [IN SCRIPT] is never seen except on goods of honest value""

Missing

COMPLETE EXCEPT FOR SPOOLS (SEE 970710 & 970711)

Finish

PAINTED GLOSSY BLACK/ GOLD PAINTED PANEL AT TOP END

Decoration

RED LINING AROUND GOLD PAINTED PANEL