Letter from Humfrey-Sandberg Company Ltd. discussing the trial of a 'free wheel' unit on a car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 6\2\ 02-page034 | |
| Date | 9th January 1928 | |
| Telephone SLOANE 6217, 6218, 6219 Some Telegraphic Addresses: "SANDBERG, KINNERY, LONDON". X523 Telegrams from abroad: "SANDBERG, LONDON" HUMFREY-SANDBERG COMPANY LIMITED. DIRECTORS: C. PETER SANDBERG, O.B.E., M.Inst.C.E., Chairman ADMIRAL SIR SYDNEY R. {Sir Henry Royce} FREMANTLE, G.C.B., M.V.O. S. G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} LYTTELTON O. {Mr Oldham} F. {Mr Friese} A. {Mr Adams} SANDBERG, O.B.E., M.Inst.C.E. N. P. P. SANDBERG, C.B.E., M.Inst.C.E. MAJ. H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} O'D. {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} SEGRAVE. COL. THE MASTER OF SEMPILL, A.F.C. PERCY WHEELER, M.I.Mech.E. A. {Mr Adams} LESLIE WRIGHT SECRETARY: E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} S. ORMSBY, M.I.Min.E. 40. Grosvenor Gardens London. S.W.1. Your Ref: HS {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 2/LG. 9th January 1928. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. Hives Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. My dear Hives, Very many thanks for your letter of January 6th, and for the return of the small model clutch; this arrived safely with your letter. I quite understand your attitude in regard to the free wheel and we should be very glad in due course to arrange for you to try it out on one of your cars. It would then stand entirely on its merits. We are being asked by a number of owners of 20 HP cars and Phantoms to fit the same with the free wheel, but we do not propose to do anything in this connection without your sanction. I naturally assume in a case of this sort that you would not wish us to do anything at all, and presumably it would not be possible for us to do anything until you had approved the design of a free wheel unit to suit your car, and | ||
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