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 H.M. Hobson Ltd. regarding an overnight loss in the reading of Hobson K-S Telegages.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 44\2\ Scan081 | |
| Date | 13th July 1927 | |
| X4034 CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY AND TO THE DOMINION & FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE FIRM, NOT TO INDIVIDUALS. TELEPHONE: CHISWICK 4231 (4 LINES). TELEGRAMS: "ASSEMBLAGE, LONDON." MANUFACTURERS OF :- Hobson K-S Petrol Telegage AND MOTOR ACCESSORIES. WORKS: LONDON AND WOLVERHAMPTON. H.M. HOBSON, LTD. 47-55, ACTON VALE, LONDON, W.3. 13th July 1927. OUR REF. TPS/MW YOUR REF. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/LG. For the attention of Mr. Robotham. Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Derby. Dear Sirs, Re Hobson K-S Telegages. We are in receipt of your letter of the 12th inst., and note that you have been conducting tests in connection with the over-night loss in the reading of these gauges. We are ourselves very disconcerted to hear that this varies as much as three gallons. It is entirely outside our experience here or in another country, where there are some million of the gauges in use, that a loss of this magnitude should be displayed on standing for even long periods. We are anxious to take the earliest possible steps to ascertain the cause, and our Mr. Davey will call upon you next week when in the Midlands. Unfortunately he cannot be there before that date. However, we feel that there is something we can be | ||