Re: Packard Pouch Indentification

Posted by Peter Packard On 2010/7/24 20:03:50

G'day all, I would suggest that the pouches may have nothing at all to do with the Packard Automobile. I have a circa 1896 Packard pedal organ with the Packard script. I also remember Packard shoes available in Sydney the early 1960's. In the early to mid 1900's, there was not as much focus on "Trade Marks" such as the Packard Script. Many enterprises traded with goods, using famous "Trade Marks" such as Packard, to gain some edge from an existing prestigious product.
The Packard Script on the pouch is not a very good copy and the tail of the Script is quite unlike the genuine Packard Script. My suggestion is that the pouches were a promotional product for something other than Packard Automobiles. Best Regards Peter Toet