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. regarding the testing and modification of a component model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 44\4\ Scan133 | |
| Date | 11th December 1929 | |
| X4038. CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY AND TO THE DOMINION & FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE FIRM, NOT TO INDIVIDUALS. TELEPHONE: CHISWICK 4231, (4 LINES). TELEGRAMS: 'ASSEMBLAGE, LONDON'. H.M. HOBSON, LTD. (ESTABLISHED 1903) 47-55, ACTON VALE, LONDON, W.3. MANUFACTURERS OF Hobson KS 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}4/MJ 11th December 1929. For the attention of W.A.Robotham,Esqr. Messrs.Rolls-Royce,Ltd., Expl. Dept. Derby. Dear Sirs, We beg to thank you for your letter of the 10th inst., We note that you will be returning to us the model with spring attachment, and that you are working on this, with a view to making suggestions, which we shall be very happy to receive. Nevertheless we will proceed with investigations at our end. We note that you do not want to make any alterations and we are in entire accord with you, pending the result of at least a 10,000 mile test. We agree that a nut on the end of the small screw would be preferable to the thread in the sheet metal, and there would be no difficulty in this being arranged. We note that you do not like the idea of altering | ||