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. acknowledging a letter and drawings, and discussing the checking of installations on production tanks and chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 44\4\ Scan030 | |
| Date | 4th April 1929 | |
| 79038 CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY AND TO THE DOMINION & FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE FIRM, NOT TO INDIVIDUALS. PHONE: CHISWICK 4231. (4 LINES) TELEGRAMS: 'ASSEMBLAGE, LONDON.' H.M. HOBSON, LTD. MANUFACTURERS OF Hobson K-S Petrol Telegage AND MOTOR ACCESSORIES. WORKS: LONDON AND WOLVERHAMPTON. OUR REF. TPS/MW YOUR REF. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/LG. 47-55, ACTON VALE, LONDON, W.3. 4th April 1929. For the attention of W.A.Robotham, Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Expl. Dept. Derby. [Watermark: ACTON VALE BOND] Dear Sirs, We beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 27th ult., and thank you for having handed over the drawings to your production department for the necessary action. We note the nature of the alteration which they may make, and we are particularly desirous of checking up both installations on the first production tanks if possible, and following same up by one of our representatives checking up the installations on the first completed chassis. MAJOR SEGRAVE'S "GOLDEN ARROW" was fitted with a NAPIER-LION ENGINE and CLAUDEL-HOBSON CARBURETTERS. | ||