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 examination and reconditioning of returned calostats.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 156\2\ scan0157 | |
| Date | 18th November 1938 | |
| 105 1328? CONTRACTORS TO ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY ENGINEERING AND ALLIED EMPLOYERS NATIONAL FEDERATION 1918 BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING TELEPHONE: GLADSTONE 3333 (20 LINES) TELEGRAMS: SPEEDOFAC, PHONE, LONDON. CABLES: SPEEDOFAC, LONDON. CODES: MARCONI, COMMERCIAL, BENTLEY'S. S.Smith & Sons (Motor Accessories) Ltd CRICKLEWOOD WORKS LONDON. N.W.2 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. 14A JACKSONS ROW DEANSGATE MANCHESTER 21 DRURY STREET GLASGOW DUBLIN & BELFAST Please quote our reference: E.6 FGE/MM. Your Ref: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/ABR.{A. B. Roberts}14/JH. November 18th, 1938. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Experimental Dept., DERBY. Dear Sirs, for the attention of Mr.Steadman. We note by your letter of the 17th inst that you have returned 3 calostats for examination, we will look into these when they arrive and let you have our report. For your information the majority of units which you return have nothing wrong with them and are returned after reconditioning, others are found to vary in their performance and we have had a few with a tiny hole in the bellows. Yours faithfully, for S. SMITH & SONS (MOTOR ACCESSORIES) LTD. ENGINEER. | ||