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).
Letter from H.M. Hobson Limited regarding the supply and modification of American K-S gauges for a 40/50 HP tank.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61\3\ scan0036 | |
| Date | 2nd June 1930 | |
| COPY OF LETTER RECEIVED FROM :- H.M. HOBSON LIMITED, 47/55 ACTON VALE, LONDON W.3. 2nd. June 1930. OUR REF. Your Ref. TPS/MW. BY19/G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, DERBY. For attention of R.W. Harvey Bailey, Esq. Dear Sirs, With reference to your letter of the 15th ult., asking for two American type K-S gauges to your blueprint enclosed in that letter, we are happy to inform you that these gauges arrived in our Works from America on Saturday morning last, and we are completing same; calibrating for your English model 40/50 h.p. tank, (our drawing K.S.480.P) and they will be despatched to you first thing tomorrow morning. As the matter is so urgent, we have not altered the position of the fixing straps, as we thought it would be best for you to do this on the board when installing the gauges. If there is sufficient time, and you would wish us to alter these straps, rather than you alter the fixings, upon the return of the gauges we will do so. The alteration in the position of the fixing strap has been caused by the fact that the oil gauge, with pressure balance connection, has the strap fixed in this position, and the petrol gauge at a different angle. It is the oil gauge bodies which have had to be utilized for this job to incorporate the equalizer connection which is not standard on the petrol gauge in the American model. We remain, Dear Sirs, Yours faithfully, H.M. HOBSON LIMITED. (signed) T.P.Searight. Jt. Mng'g.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Director. | ||