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 Co. regarding the pricing and supply of speedometers and clocks, with post-script amendments following a visit.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 36\1\ scan 076 | |
| Date | 10th November 1920 | |
| WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY, LTD. CN{Mr Chamberain}330 -3- 10/11/20 To:- Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY., The retail price of our Speedometer is £16.16.0 and the maximum trade discount 30% for odd orders, but of course we should give you a very special discount for larger quantities. When you have weighed the arguments we have put before you, we shall be glad to hear from you, and send what you require. Yours truly, WALTHAM WATCH CO.LTD., A Speight European Autocessories Manager. AS/JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} P.S. Since writing the above we have had a visit from your Mr. Hives, and he has instructed us to send off at once to you, one of our Model 300 Speedometers with black dial and black finish. He also informed us tht you are not balancing the Speedometer on the instrument board with the model 300 Clock to match, but require one of our model "K" Clocks instead. Mr. Hives also said that you were in such a hurry, so you will note that we are forwarding a Clock with black dial, but with a narrow nickel bezel, in order not to delay you. Will you kindly allow your painter to run his enamelling brush over the narrow nickel rim with black enamel, in order to obliterate the said nickel. We were also instructed by Mr. Hives to send you our ordinary "V" driving pulley, also, our adjustable driven pulley. We are enclosing you formula to enable you to arrive at the size of the pulley according to the size of tyres you fit. | ||