General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL WIRE/ RUBBER & CLOTH COVERING/ 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 CAREERIN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICING. AFTER WORKING AT WILLYS-OVERLAND & FAIRBANKS-MORSE IN TORONTO, & 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 WIRING FROM SWITCH TO HEAD, TAIL, SIDE, DASH & DOME LIGHTS (REF. 1).

Technical

EARLY AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL CABLE IN LACQUERED BRAID INSULATION. IT PROVED TO BE RELATIVELY INFLEXIBLE & BRITTLE IN USE AS CABLE AGED, LEADING TO EARLY FAILURE. NO. 16 GAUGE WAS SATISFACTORY FOR SMALL DASH & TAIL LIGHTS (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK LETTERING ON LABELS ON SPOOL ENDS READING "Packard Cable [IN SCRIPT]/ TRADE MARK/ 100 FEET/ TRADE NO. 50 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

BEIGE WIRE COVERING/ YELLOW & BLACK LABELS ON SPOOL ENDS/ NATURAL CARDBOARD SPOOLS/ GREY METAL

Decoration

BLACK & WHITE LINING ON LABELS