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 acknowledging an order for a set of special parts with a thermometer for the Phantom III.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 175\4\ img181 | |
| Date | 27th March 1936 | |
| 105 CONTRACTORS TO ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY ENGINEERING ALLIED EMPLOYERS' NATIONAL FEDERATION TELEPHONE: GLADSTONE 3333 (20 LINES) TELEGRAMS: SPEEDOFAC, PHONE, LONDON. 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.{Capt. P. R. Strong} LONDON, W.1. 26-33, COX ST LIVERY ST BIRMINGHAM 14, JACKSONS ROW DEANSGATE MANCHESTER 21, DRURY STREET GLASGOW DUBLIN & BELFAST CABLES: SPEEDOFAC, LONDON. CODES: MARCONI, COMMERCIAL, BENTLEY'S. BY APPOINTMENT TO H.M. THE KING Please quote our reference: E.1.POD. Your ref. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Std.17/KW. 27th. March. 1936. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. Handwritten: STD Handwritten: noted -Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /STD Dear Sirs: We beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 24th inst. We have put in hand a set of special parts with Thermometer, for which we have now received your esteemed order. We note these are to be for the Phantom III. Assuring you of our best attention. Yours faithfully FOR S. SMITH & SONS (MOTOR ACCESSORIES) LIMITED. P.O. Done. ENGINEER. To avoid delay all envelopes should be addressed to the firm. | ||