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Letter from S. Smith & Sons regarding a tank required for calibration purposes for drawing F.87026.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 95\4\ scan0163 | |
| Date | 29th January 1935 | |
| CONTRACTORS TO ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING TELEPHONE: GLADSTONE 3333 (20 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 14A JACKSONS ROW DEANSGATE MANCHESTER 21, DRURY STREET GLASGOW DUBLIN & BELFAST Please quote our reference: E.2. 29th January 1935. [Handwritten]: WST Messrs Rolls Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, For the attention of Mr. West. With further reference to our letter of the 28th ult, ref: E.2. we have not yet received a Tank to your drawing F.87026, and shall be glad to know whether you are yet in a position to let us have one of these for calibration purposes. The Tank Attachment in question, our code Y.40936 has been made up in accordance with your letter, ref:HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/WST.7./MA of the 19th December last, and the Meters will be slot illuminated with curved dials as requested. Yours faithfully, for S. SMITH & SONS (MOTOR ACCESSORIES) LIMITED. [Signature] M S Powell ELECTRICAL ENGINEER. [Handwritten notes] BWG.{J. C. Bowring} Can you deal with this? Do you consider it necessary to send the tank? WST RHe requested & forward. tank > AVOID DELAY ALL ENVELOPES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE FIRM. | ||