Re: Howard's 47 Custom project

Posted by Larry51 On 2014/2/12 22:31:17

That's the first photo I've ever seen of the Packard "Weather Conditioner". I'm impressed, very business-like enclosure and tag. I would imagine that just the 'word association' with this optional extra would have helped sell quite a few of them, back in the days when this seemed like a magic device!

Nowadays air conditioning is an 'expected' standard feature but then it would have been a very exciting option.

Can imagine one question might have been: "Where d'you put the kerosene in for the little flame?" (- which is what I asked when I saw my first kerosene fridge way back in the 50's).

Great project!