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 speedometer company regarding a delay in re-calibrating an instrument due to special requirements.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 165\4\ img340 | |
| Date | 2nd December 1935 | |
| The A.T. SPEEDOMETER Co., Ltd. MAGNETIC SPEEDOMETERS & MOTOR CLOCKS. REVOLUTION INDICATORS FOR MOTOR CARS, MOTOR BOATS, AND ENGINES, MILEAGE RECORDERS, ETC. DIRECTORS. W. Henderson-Cleland. A.{Mr Adams} Gordon Smith. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} R.{Sir Henry Royce} Buckland. CHRONOS WORKS, NORTH CIRCULAR ROAD, LONDON. N.W.2. ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. Telephone: GLADSTONE 1136 (4 Lines). Telegrams: Aytespeeto, Crickle, London. YOUR REF. .................... PLEASE QUOTE OUR REF. HRB/B. 2nd December, 1935. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Handwritten: WST.. For the attention of Mr. West. Dear Sirs, With reference to Mr. West's telephone call on Saturday, re your esteemed order No. 96016 received by us on the 23rd ult., we would respectfully explain that this does not come under our promise of twelve hour Service for a change in r.p.m., because, in this case, we have to re-calibrate with new gearing and supply a special dial, as you ask for scale calibration to be 5% fast at. full scale. However, we hope to have the dial in to-morrow and shall make every possible effort to despatch this instrument back to you on Wednesday, the 4th inst. certain. Always at your service. We beg to remain, Yours faithfully, For THE A.T. SPEEDOMETER CO. LTD. [Signature] Director. Handwritten at top: 6051 | ||