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).
Mock-up of the 20/25 instrument board from Smiths, awaiting approval and estimates.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 62\2\ scan0021 | |
| Date | 5th January 1932 | |
| X6135 Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. c. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst.1/AD5.1.32. 20/25 INSTRUMENT BOARD Answering your cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}18/KW4.1.32, a representative from Smiths visited us today and brought along with him a mock-up of the proposed new instrument board complete with instruments and internal lighting etc. We are therefore awaiting the visit of Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} on Thursday in order that this instrument board may have his approval before going any further into the matter. We hope, at the same time, to have complete estimates available for an instrument board and the instruments. Messrs. Smiths have made a good attempt and we feel sure you will be satisfied with the result. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. | ||