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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).
Evaluation of an American-made Foxborough Thermometer and its suitability for use in cars.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 180\M2\M2.5\  img006
Date  19th July 1920
  
R.R. 199 (250T) (SDg76 19-7-17) MP180565
To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
c. to C.
c. to H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints}
c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}
c. to OY.
c. to Na.{Mr Nadin}
c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}

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ORIGINAL
RECEIVED JUL 31 1920

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}5/LG19.7.20.

X.3903 RE FOXBOROUGH THERMOMETER. X.3563 X.3678

We have received from America one Foxborough Thermo-
meter. This instrument is very similar to the Cambridge
Instrument which we are using as standard on our cars. The
chief difference is that the scale is in fahrenheit instead
of centigrade. We have had the instrument working on a car
for about 5000 miles. It has given no trouble. The position
of the flange on this instrument should be altered so that it
comes in line with the U.S. pressure gauges. In its present
form it would be a difficult instrument to fit flush into the
Instrument Board. The scale on the Instrument is in silvered
letters. The needle has a rather nasty finish of white paint.

It has been decided that when we use the Thermostat
Control for Water Temperature, the Thermometer is unnecessary.
Mr. Olley in his memo. of the 1st.inst. considers that even with
a Thermostat the Thermometer is necessary. We are not altog-
ether convinced that this is so. We are certain that for the
conditions in England that when the Thermostat is fitted the
Thermometer is not necessary because the temperature recorded by
the Thermometer remains constant under all conditions. In
fact, we think fixing a Thermometer may cause customers not to
take proper precautions against the radiator freezing up in

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