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 Simms Motor Units Ltd. regarding a sample magnetic petrol gauge sent for testing purposes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 75\2\ scan0121 | |
| Date | 5th August 1914 | |
| ON WAR-OFFICE, ADMIRALTY-AND-COLONIAL-OFFICE LISTS. SIMMS MOTOR UNITS LTD. ENGINEERS & TRADERS. 191, WARDOUR STREET, OXFORD STREET. MAGNETOS VULCANIZERS ELECTRIC HORNS SPARKING PLUGS MAGNETO REPAIRS MAGNETO SPARE PARTS ETC. ETC. TRADE MARK (UUU Logo) TELEGRAMS: "SIMOTUNIT, LONDON". TELEPHONE: REGENT 2760. A.B.C. 5TH EDITION & WESTERN UNION CODES. STAMPS: RECEIVED (Circular stamp with clock face and AUG at the top) F.R. HANDWRITTEN: x984 London, W. 5th August, 1914. Claud Johnson, Esq., Managing Director, Messrs. Rolls Royce, Nightingale Road, D E R B Y. My dear Johnson:- Our sample magnetic Petrol Guage for your car has only just been completed and I have much pleasure in sending it now to you for testing purposes. The present troublous times are perhaps very opportune for carrying out experiments. If you find our guage satisfactory, of which I have but little doubt, we could supply your Company with guages in about four weeks from date of order. Kindly let me hear from you, or ask your Works to write me, and believe me, with kind regards, Yours sincerely, (Signature of Frederick R.{Sir Henry Royce} Simms) FRS/GH. Enc. HANDWRITTEN (Pencil): Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Have y recd. it? J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} it cn{Mr Chamberain}'t testy. today. It could be invaluable abroad if we had it | ||