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Just curious, does anyone know WHEN Packard started printing owner's manuals?
I know the 1905 parts book is on this site, and the 1908 manual. But did they have something for the (1900) Model B for example, of which they sold 49 units? Hard to imagine some written reference did not exist.
Posted on: Yesterday 19:45
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The earliest I have found and own is from 1904. I have a print ad from 1899 and some other early 1900's as well.
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Posted on: Yesterday 22:46
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Nice! Might you be so kind to show more of what's in that? 😃
Back in the day, you could only copyright a work by submitting physical copies to the Copyright Office. So I did some searching just now and found that the Ohio Automobile Co copyrighted a book called "Packard Automobiles" in 1901. The Copyright Office should still have it on file, but they do not digitize their records, so I or someone else would need to call and see if they have it and could get a digital copy. Note that this is referred to as the copyright deposit, not copyright record. Edit: Looking in WorldCat, seems like the Ohio History Connection Archives & Library may have a copy. I'll give them a call.
Posted on: Today 7:06
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Can't promise a time but I will try and have that as a first scan to share. I have an assortment of ephemera on my to do scan list that I am happy to share with anybody for private use only (i.e. not for reprints on ebay). I should also point out that https://www.hcfi.org/ has scans (up to 100 for $40 membership and they have a 1903 and a 1905 Packard limo "manual" which both seem more like history and brochures.
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I heard back from the Ohio History Connection Archives & Library and I can get a scan for $12 but apparently it might be a couple weeks lead time. So we will see.
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