Packard Tools?

[FoMoCoPower]

Was there ever a Packard tool company,or is it the one and the same Packard motor company? I have 2 pairs of wire strippers/crimpers...one has the Packard script on the handles,the other says Packard-Delco on it. Both are old,probably 1940`s-1950`s.

 

[Bull]

Jack Vines will be along shortly, I am sure. He'll have your answers.

 

[Stuart in MN]

They're still around as part of Delphi, they make electrical connectors:http://www.packardconnectors.com/

The Packard family was involved in a number of business enterprises in the community of Warren, Ohio, in the second half of the nineteenth century. Those business interests were diverse, including lumber mills, hardware stores, hotels, and an iron rolling mill. In 1890, William Doud Packard and his brother James Ward Packard established the Packard Electric Company, which produced incandescent bulbs. One of the Packard Electric Company's subsidiaries was the New York and Ohio Company, which produced the first Packard Motor Car in 1899. The new manufacturing interest was first known as the Ohio Automobile Company, but the family renamed it the Packard Motor Car Company in 1902.
In 1932, Packard became part of the General Motors Corporation. It eventually became known as Delphi Packard Electric Systems, which still exists today.
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=962

 

[Bruce Lancaster]

Is either a roughly foot long combination crimper/stripper/cutter for spark plug wiring?? Or are they for auto sizes of 6-12 V wiring?

 

[SnowBlaZeR2]

Nothing really of value to add to the topic, but my dad has worked there since before I was born in '83.

 

[Packard V8]

In 1928, Leon Duray drove a Miller 91" Indy car to the world's closed course speed record of 148.17 MPH at the new Packard Motors Proving Ground in Utica. The record remained unbroken for twenty-eight years. After seeing this superiority, the electrical division, Packard Cable Company, sponsored a pair of Miller 91" Indy cars, one named "The Packard Cable Special", painted purple with yellow numerals. This car has survived, been restored and was at the Indy Museum.

jack vines

 

[Bruce Lancaster]

Their line, at least in the '30's and '40's, included general service supplies for the auto repair market as a sideline to their basic OEM wiring role. I have elderly catalogs full of bulk wire reels, display racks of battery cables, and basic tools. A pamphlet (I think circa 1940) on how auto electrical stuff works includes a little quiz in the back, and I still have the application sheet to send in to Packard to get a frameable certificate if I pass the quiz... I wonder how the folks at Delphi would respond if I sent it on in??
Just realized I have it here in my office...1948 vintage...if I send in my quiz with correct answers, I get a Cerified Re-Wiring Diploma...signed by the Chief Engineer and the General Manager of Packard Electric!!! Hooo-Ha! Gotta start studying!!

 

[Teken]

Their line, at least in the '30's and '40's, included general service supplies for the auto repair market as a sideline to their basic OEM wiring role. I have elderly catalogs full of bulk wire reels, display racks of battery cables, and basic tools. A pamphlet (I think circa 1940) on how auto electrical stuff works includes a little quiz in the back, and I still have the application sheet to send in to Packard to get a frameable certificate if I pass the quiz... I wonder how the folks at Delphi would respond if I sent it on in??
Just realized I have it here in my office...1948 vintage...if I send in my quiz with correct answers, I get a Cerified Re-Wiring Diploma...signed by the Chief Engineer and the General Manager of Packard Electric!!! Hooo-Ha! Gotta start studying!!

Bruce,

All joking aside that would be a great test to take and also to see if the company would reply in kind . . .

If you're serious post up the test Q's so we all can read them and contribute to your passing grade!

But, I want a copy for myself too!

 

[Bruce Lancaster]

Hmmmm...no can post, BUT mabe I could faxxit to somebody who lives in the 21st century...will excerpt a question or two now, anyhow. Multiple choice, so it is generally pretty easy...you can spot the answers that wll lead to "I smell smoke" situations.

 

[Bruce Lancaster]

Test questions are both true-false and multi choice*. All have a space to note which page of the manual verifies the answer, so only someone with a lower IQ than a 10 gauge battery cable could possibly fail. *...just noticed some answers require filling in an actual word, so call that smarter than an 8 gauge cable!

32. High-tension cables must be able to withstand heat, cold, oil, chafing, grease and 9Blank) page (blank) Hmmm...maybe "sloth"???

24. If engine operates without misfiring under light load or idling conditions, it will also operate satisfactorily under heavy load. True, False, page number.

Total of 50 questions, pretty well enough to lead you entirely throught the book!
I assume the General Manager will closely read all submissions...

 

[pfbz]

I realize this is an old thread, but I just picked this up today and thought I'd show it off

http://paulor.smugmug.com/Pauls-Garage-1/tools/Vises/i-kf5d9VH/0/M/IMG0229-M.jpg

Tag is a bit hard to read...

This is how it reads. Stamped info in bold.
______________________________________

Packard
MODEL S 7427
1/3 HP
115 VOLTS
60 CYCLES
6.2 AMPS
3450 R.P.M.
TYPE CR200

PACKARD ELECTRIC DIVISION
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
WARREN, OHIO

D2 51
​

______________________________________


Any idea of the year? Possibly 1951, from the last stamping?

Haven't done much with it yet... spins up nicely, seems well balanced, and takes lonnnggg time to spin down!

 

[SpiderGearsMan]

gm has packard wiring division
makes spark plug wires