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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).
Letter from S. Smith & Sons regarding the failure of electric petrol gauges on experimental cars.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 61\3\  scan0349
Date  18th May 1933
  
86138

S.Smith & Sons (Motor Accessories) Ltd
CRICKLEWOOD WORKS LONDON.N.W.2

CONTRACTORS TO ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY

TELEPHONE: GLADSTONE 3333 (10 LINES)
TELEGRAMS: SPEEDOFAC, PHONE, LONDON.

CABLES: SPEEDOFAC, LONDON.
CODES: MARCONI, COMMERCIAL, BENTLEY'S.

BRANCHES AT
PARIS
MILAN
SYDNEY
WELLINGTON

AGENCIES AND SERVICE STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES

SHOWROOMS & DEPOTS
179-185 GT PORTLAND ST LONDON, W.1.
26-33, COX ST LIVERY ST BIRMINGHAM
14, JACKSONS ROW DEANSGATE MANCHESTER
19, WEST REGENT ST GLASGOW
DUBLIN & BELFAST

Please quote our reference:
S.1.

SALES DIRECTOR'S OFFICE.

18th May 1933.

Messrs. Rolls Royce Ld,
DERBY.

"Attention of Mr.H.E.West"

Dear Sirs,

ELECTRIC PETROL GAUGE

The writer hastens to acknowledge receipt of yours of yesterday's date Ref: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst.6/MA, and regrets to learn that you have experienced two failures of these instruments on experimental cars, one on account of punctured float and the other through a distorted spindle.

Our records indicate that service under the heading of "punctured floats" is almost unknown, but we will arrange to specially test all future supplies of floats in order to safeguard your interests in this direction.

As regards the distorted spindle, we can only conclude that this item was damaged in transit and perhaps in future you will very kindly return any similar material.

Meantime, we note that the latter gauge has been returned and immediately upon receipt we will have it rectified and despatch to you within a few hours.

Yours faithfully,
For S.SMITH & SONS (MOTOR ACCESSORIES) Ld.

[Signature]

SALES DIRECTOR
  
  


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