humanpotatohybrid wrote:
And one for Packard organs too 😉

Completely unrelated to the car company except from, I suspect, sharing a good amount of clientele from the expense of their products, this other Packard company made organs and pianos around the turn of the 20th century. A big name in pump organs from that time, a fair number survive to this day.

I find it interesting that the logos bear some resemblance to each other, though I figure this is just a coincidence due to the style of the time. The logo below was from c. 1898, well before Packard's name debut in 1903. Though it's remotely possible that the brothers Packard would have known of the organ company though as they purchased a Packard would have known of the organ company though as they purchased a "Welte Philharmonic Salon Model 4" (not Packard!) organ in 1912 for their summer home in Michigan. It would have been astronomically expensive, having about 250 pipes plus 3 piece percussion, highly decorated in appearance, with full self-playing capability, with another of the same model being purchased by White Star for the luxurious Titanic but was luckily not completed in time for the first voyage! Amazingly, all the pipes shown on the outside are nonfunctional and are only for appearance. The organ today is in working condition in the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.