Kronenburg Hedel, Netherlands     The Kronenburg family traces its manufacturing roots to 1823, and was once armorer to King William I. Following World War II, the firm moved to Hedel, and began the manufacture of public service vehicles. The American-designed Daybrook and Heil Mark III bodies were built, as well as some motor trucks with German Haller bodies. Haller eventually took over the Kronenburg refuse vehicles in the mid-1970s, but firm still produces fire fighting equipment at Wanroij.     Below are some 1970 shots of a Kronenburg Power-Packer on A DAF cabover sent in by Sjef van Lierop. I'm fairly certain that Daybrook had discontinued these in the USA by that time, and they would not last much longer in the Netherlands either. These are by far the best photos of any version of this packer that I have ever seen. In addition to Kronenburg, it has been sold by Herman, Daybrook, and Wood (Canada), and was designed by Gar Wood's brother George. Next up from Sjef is a 1973 Kronenburg Colectomatic on a DAF 1200, which looks very much like the Heil version (Mark III) except with a much more angular tailgate. Presumably this replaced the Power Packer, at least for a few years, in Holland. 8/28/16 (updated 3/26/17) © 2016 All Rights Reserved Logos shown are the trademarks of respective manufacturers Photos from factory brochures/trade advertisements except as noted