Re: Restoring a 1934 Packard Trunk

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2022/12/13 15:01:16

To my knowledge the fabric-covered trunks (1934 and earlier) offered by the Packard as factory accessories were branded as "K" brand or KamLee, manufactured by McKane-Lins of Milwaukee. The covering on mine and a few other earlier ones I've looked at appears to be some type of rubberoid coating calendared on a woven cotton or canvas backing. I doubt that any type of chemical or mechanical cleaning is going to accomplish what you want. I'd suggest either recovering it with some modern replacement for the original fabric, or just buying a better trunk.