Letter to S. Smith & Sons Ltd. inquiring about altering a wiper's internal gear to accommodate a reduced speedometer drive speed.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 23\3\ Scan124 | |
| Date | 8th December 1927 | |
| X1087 Expl: Dept: Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rn {Mr Robinson} 4/LG. 8th. Dec. 1927. Messrs. S. Smith & Sons Ltd., Cricklewood, London N.W.2. Dear Sirs, We are considering the reduction of the speed of our speedometer drive by 30%. We should like to know whether you can alter the internal gear of your 'wiper' so that it will give the same equivalent speed with this drive. Yours faithfully, | ||
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).