Auto Robes

[Icez]

Has anyone ever seen an auto robe like this … factory GM approved auto robe 100% virgin wool ? 

[Leif in Calif]

Great find! So much better in the back seat than the more common plastic tommy gun. 

[zdillinger]

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.

[Bloo]

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.

[Icez]

Thank you bloo don’t have much use for it but found it interesting to see a car manufacture with a wool blanket ! 

[Icez]

Zdillinger let me know if your interested 

[Rivguy]

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!

[Bloo]

Keep it in a cedar chest if you have one!

 

[Marty Roth]

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)

[Paul Dobbin]

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)