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 Ltd. regarding the retention of a gauge head for testing and the preparation of a new casting.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 44\4\ Scan137 | |
| Date | 16th December 1929 | |
| X 4038 CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY AND TO THE DOMINION & FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE FIRM, NOT TO INDIVIDUALS. TELEPHONE: CHISWICK 4231 (4 LINES). TELEGRAMS: "ASSEMBLAGE, LONDON." H.M. HOBSON, LTD. (ESTABLISHED 1903) MANUFACTURERS OF Hobson KS Petrol Telegage AND MOTOR ACCESSORIES. WORKS: LONDON AND WOLVERHAMPTON. 47-55, ACTON VALE, LONDON, W.3. 16th December 1929. ENCLO. OUR REF. TPS/MW YOUR REF. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/MJ For attention of W.A.Robotham, Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce,Ltd., Expl. Dept. Derby. Dear Sirs, We beg to thank you for your letter of the 12th inst., and note that you are retaining the second gauge head for trying out the gland at the head of the glass tube. We are preparing a casting for submission to you, of the type which we hope to use in the new gauge, in the event of your tests proving satisfactory. Assuring you at all times of our best attention, Yours faithfully, H.M.HOBSON,Ltd., T.P. Searight Joint Managing Director. | ||