Icez Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Has anyone ever seen an auto robe like this … factory GM approved auto robe 100% virgin wool ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif in Calif Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Great find! So much better in the back seat than the more common plastic tommy gun. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zdillinger Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 That is super cool. I've been after a Packard lap robe for a long time, and one like your new find would go great in my Pontiac. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Everyone had lap robes. I have two of my mother's. Car heaters weren't super common until the really late 30s, and were an option even then. I don't know If I have seen a genuine GM one before, but they probably made a bunch of them. Cool find! Be careful with it. Dry clean only. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icez Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share Posted November 29, 2022 Thank you bloo don’t have much use for it but found it interesting to see a car manufacture with a wool blanket ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icez Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share Posted November 29, 2022 Zdillinger let me know if your interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivguy Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 My Wife buys vintage all wool blankets to use in her crafting projects. These vintage blankets are really thick and well made. Just keep them away from moths! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Keep it in a cedar chest if you have one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 (edited) Here is another example of a Custom Made Lap Robe- “MOTOR ROBE” Supplied by CADILLAC MOTOR CAR COMPANY DETROIT, MICHIGAN this one is in the collection of a friend, and done originally for the proud owner of an early Cadillac, complete with both the label, and the owner’s monogram : Edited December 3, 2022 by Marty Roth typo, and additional note (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 (edited) Never had a robe for our 1915 Model T Touring, but had a woman call me, after a local story in the paper about my cars, and offer me her fathers; 1915 Linen Duster. Fit me pefectly and became my fall & winter Model T driving outfit. Edited December 5, 2022 by Paul Dobbin (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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