Rack, automotive cable

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OBJECT TYPE: WALL/DISPLAY & MERCHANDISING
DATE: 1938
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0718.001

MANUFACTURER: PACKARD CABLE CO. OF CANADA LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL PANEL & METAL HOOKS

Dimensions

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

Length: 51.0 cm
Width: 21.2 cm
Height: 7.2 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: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1938 +
Canada: FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER, FATHER OF DONOR, DURING CAREER IN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICING. AFTERWORKING 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: WALL MOUNTED PANEL WITH HOOKS TO HOLD SPOOLS OF AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL CABLE, SERVING AS CABLE DISPENSER & DISPLAY.
Technical: DISPLAY MERCHANDISER OF BATTERY CABLES TYPICALLY FOUND IN GARAGES & AUTO-ELECTRIC SHOPS OF PERIOD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: YELLOW LETTERING READING ""RE-WIRED IS RE-POWERED/ Packard Battery Cables/ REPLACES 190 ITEMS/ MADE BY THE PACKARD CABLE COMPANY OF CANADA LTD. TORONTO" & "5-5 IN. STRAP 1-13 IN. STRAP 1-U-G-16 1-U-G-20. 2-C-2-26 1-2-U-27 1-2-U-35 2-F-3-29 2-F-3-19 1-1-U-11 1-1-U-1C 2-9 IN. STRAP 3-7 IN. STRAP"
Missing: COMPLETE EXCEPT FOR SPOOLS OF CABLE
Finish: PAINTED DARK PURPLE?-BROWN
Decoration: N/A

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PACKARD CABLE CO. OF CANADA LTD., Rack, automotive cable, circa 1938, Artifact no. 1997.0718, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0718.001/

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