Letter from S. Smith & Sons regarding Automatic Jet Control and Carburetter Temperature Control.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 123\1\ scan0096 | |
| Date | 20th June 1938 | |
| 105 CONTRACTORS TO ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY [Crest: ENGINEERING AND ALLIED EMPLOYERS NATIONAL FEDERATION 1928] TELEPHONE: GLADSTONE 3333 (20 LINES) TELEGRAMS: SPEEDOFAC, PHONE, LONDON. [Logo: SMITHS MP REGISTERED TRADE MARK] CABLES: SPEEDOFAC, LONDON. CODES: MARCONI, COMMERCIAL, BENTLEY'S. [Crest: BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING] BRANCHES AT PARIS MILAN SYDNEY WELLINGTON AGENCIES AND SERVICE STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES S. Smith & Sons (Motor Accessories) Ltd SHOWROOMS & DEPOTS 179-185 GT PORTLAND ST LONDON, W.1. 26-33, COX ST & LIVERY ST BIRMINGHAM 14a JACKSONS ROW DEANSGATE MANCHESTER 21 DRURY STREET GLASGOW DUBLIN & BELFAST CRICKLEWOOD WORKS, LONDON, N.W.2 [Stamp: A.O.Y. JUN 21 1938 REC'D] Please quote our reference: S.10 20th June 1938. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, DERBY. Dear Sirs, For the attention of Mr. C.T. Salt. [Handwritten: baffle] Re: Automatic Jet Control. With reference to the writer's conversation with you in regard to the Automatic Jet Control, we believe that you now have sufficient information in your possession to enable you to conduct a test with this unit. With regard to your suggestion re a smaller unit for the Stromberg Carburetter, we are at the moment investigating this alternative and will write you again in the course of a post or two. There will be no difficulty in supplying you with a smaller unit. CARBURETTER TEMPERATURE CONTROL. We also have pleasure in enclosing you as promised a report on tests on the above which were conducted by Messrs. Weslake & Taylor Ltd. on our behalf. We feel sure this will be of interest to you and in the event of you requiring a sample for test purposes we have one available which we will let you have immediately. In connection with this device we enclose you blue print No.EX.X.9743 showing the general arrangement, and you will observe that the air enters at the base and passes through an air cleaner, from thence it travels over exhaust heated coils and into contd: To avoid delay all envelopes should be addressed to the firm. | ||
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