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).
Request to order six K-S petrol gauges from H.M. Hobson for six SS chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 44\3\ Scan089 | |
| Date | 23th November 1928 | |
| To ROY{Sir Henry Royce}/Ms. from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} X9038 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/LG23.11.28. K-S PETROL GAUGES. 47460 Will you please order from Messrs. H.M. Hobson, Acton Vale, London :- 6 Petrol gauges for the six SS.{S. Smith} chassis at present being produced. The scheme of tank for which these telegauges are produced is N.sch.2571 - Hobson drg. number for this gauge is K-S.180. The schemes for India lV. are N.sch.2578/2576 and Hobsons drg. number for this gauge is K-S.175. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||