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Letter from S. Smith & Sons regarding the failure and replacement of a Petrol Gauge meter.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 167\4\  img089
Date  9th September 1935
  
S. Smith & Sons
(Motor Accessories) Ltd
CRICKLEWOOD WORKS
LONDON, N.W.2

CONTRACTORS TO ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY

TELEPHONE: GLADSTONE 3333 (20 LINES).
TELEGRAMS: SPEEDOFAC, PHONE, LONDON.
CABLES: SPEEDOFAC, LONDON.
CODES: MARCONI, COMMERCIAL, BENTLEY'S.

BRANCHES AT
PARIS
MILAN
SYDNEY
WELLINGTON

AGENCIES AND SERVICE STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES

SHOWROOMS & DEPOTS
179-185 GT PORTLAND ST LONDON, W.1
26-33, COX ST BIRMINGHAM
145, JACKSONS ROW DEANSGATE MANCHESTER
21, DRURY STREET GLASGOW
DUBLIN & BELFAST

BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING

SALES DIRECTOR'S OFFICE.

Please quote our reference:
S.1.

Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ld.,
DERBY.

Attention of Mr. H.E.West.

Dear Sirs,

We much regret to note contents of yours dated the 7th September, Ref. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Wst.1/MA., in reference to failure of Petrol Gauge meter on your experimental 20/25 H.P. Chassis, and are arranging to send you a replacement instrument immediately.

The latter will be suitable for your standard 20/25 HP 18 gallon tank, Code No. 42121, as arranged with our Mr.Russell over the telephone this afternoon.

With renewed regrets.

Yours faithfully,
For S.SMITH & SONS (Motor Accessories) LTD.,
C.W. Nichols
SALES DIRECTOR
  
  
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).


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