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 regarding the despatch and specifications of a Calorstat for testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 175\5\ img075 | |
| Date | 25th March 1939 | |
| 105 RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 6003. CONTRACTORS TO ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY BY APPOINTMENT TO THE LATE KING GEORGE V ENGINEERING AND ALLIED EMPLOYERS' NATIONAL FEDERATION TELEPHONE: GLADSTONE 3333 (40 LINES) TELEGRAMS: SPEEDOFAC, PHONE, LONDON. CABLES: SPEEDOFAC, LONDON. CODES: MARCONI, COMMERCIAL, BENTLEY'S. 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 LONDON, W.1. 26-33, COX ST LIVERY ST BIRMINGHAM 14, JACOBS ROW DEANSGATE MANCHESTER 21, DRURY STREET GLASGOW DUBLIN & BELFAST Please quote our reference: E.6 FGE/MM. March 25th, 1939. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, ALH K.J. HARDY. for the attention of/ Mr.Steadman. We are despatching under separate cover one E.87157 Calorstat for test, this has been arranged to commence opening at 75 degrees centigrade and to suspend/a load of 27 lbs. at 90 degrees at the inner stop (i.e. at the commencement of travel.) We are despatching/six of these in the ordinary way and will proceed with others as speedily as possible. This temperature range is as it was before and we/are stamping the letters HH on the flange for purposes of recognition. Yours faithfully, for S. SMITH & SONS (MOTOR ACCESSORIES) LTD. F.S. Ghael ENGINEER. To avoid delay all envelopes should be addressed to the firm. | ||