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 Waltham Watch Company enquiring about the results of a speedometer test and the possibility of a future contract.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 36\1\ scan 067 | |
| Date | 2nd July 1920 | |
| X2915 WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY, LTD. MOTOR ACCESSORY DEPARTMENT. 125 HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, W.C.I. CABLE ADDRESS: "ROBBINS" LONDON TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "ROBBINS, WESTCENT, LONDON." DIRECTORS. A.{Mr Adams} S. HILLYER, AMERICAN. CONOVER FITCH, ,, H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} L. BROWN, ,, E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. BOX, BRITISH. A.{Mr Adams} L. GOODLET, ,, SALES AGENTS FOR WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A. CODES USED: WALTHAM, LIEBER, WESTERN UNION, A.B.C. 4th & 5th EDITION. TELEPHONE: MUSEUM 4847. 2nd July 1920 Col. T. B. Barrington C/O Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, Derby. Dear Sir:- Your ref:- BN{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington}2/W16120 We shall be glad to hear if you have tested the Speedometer we sent you, and if so, to hear the result of the test, also whether there is any possibility of you in the future placing a contract with us. Yours truly, WALTHAM WATCH CO. LTD., European Accessories Manager. AS/JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} | ||