Re: 1925 Packard Trip Research

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2008/7/23 15:30:56

You might check out this thread on lap robes and hot brick heaters.https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=9772&topic_id=1235&#forumpost9772

Also at that time, your characters would be more likely to take the train especially at that time of year. Not that they couldn't make the trip by auto but it would be considered doing it the hard way.

One bit of local color. In south western Ontario an asphalt pavement was called "tarvy" as in "tarvy road".

I believe this comes from "Tarvia", a brand of asphalt paving compound used in the 20s.