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 a supplier regarding the forwarding and supply of two electric revolution counters.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 165\2\ img321 | |
| Date | 17th April 1941 | |
| A.T. SPEEDOMETER Co., LTD. Chronos Works, NORTH CIRCULAR ROAD, LONDON. N.W.2. Directors: W. Henderson-Cleland. Sir Allan Gordon-Smith, D.L. Ralph Gordon-Smith. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} R.{Sir Henry Royce} Buckland. Instrument Specialists On Admiralty Approved List for supply of Tachometers, Revolution Indicators, Counters, Speedometers, etc. Telephone: GLADSTONE 1136 (5 lines) Telegrams: AYTESPEEDO, PHONE LONDON. Your Ref. RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC{R. Childs}/ZET... Please quote our Ref. APA/LAH RP 1517 17th.April 1941. Messrs.Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, Derby. Dear Sirs, Your letter of the 9th.inst. addressed to Messrs.S.Smith & Sons (MA)Ltd., for the attention of Mr.Hurn, has been passed to the writer as he is dealing with this Electric Rev.Counter question from the A.T. side, and as already discussed with Mr.Childs one of these instruments made up as the aircraft type of instrument will be forwarded to you early next week, and the second electric rev.counter will be made up as the ordinary standard production rev.counter. We will inform you later as to when this will be delivered, so if you will kindly pass us an order for two electric rev.counters complete with generators, as per instructions to Mr.Arrowsmith this will be quite sufficient to enable us to proceed and despatch. We shall be glad to receive this covering order as early as possible. Always at your service. We beg to remain, Yours faithfully, pp. A.T.Speedometer Co.Ltd., [Signature: A.H.Arrowsmith] NP ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. | ||