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 Components Ltd. arranging a visit to demonstrate a carburetter as an alternative source of supply.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 121\3\ scan0044 | |
| Date | 4th November 1936 | |
| X1036 CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY AND TO THE DOMINION & FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. Handwritten: GRX Please note PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE FIRM - NOT TO INDIVIDUALS. REGISTERED OFFICES & WORKS, 47-55, THE VALE, ACTON, LONDON, W.3. TELEGRAMS, ASSEMBLAGE, PHONE, LONDON. TELEPHONE, SHEPHERDS BUSH 3321 (4 LINES) WORKS, ACCURACY WORKS, WOLVERHAMPTON. TELEGRAMS, ACCURACY, WOLVERHAMPTON. TELEPHONE, WOLVERHAMPTON 20786. H.M. HOBSON (AIRCRAFT AND MOTOR) COMPONENTS, LTD. [H.M. HOBSON LTD. (Founded 1903)] INCORPORATING [ACCURACY WORKS LTD. (Founded 1911)] [FLOATS LTD. (Founded 1920)] DIRECTORS. T. P. SEARIGHT, CHAIRMAN. W. M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} ILIFF. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} BURROUGHES. S. W. HUGHES. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} MONTGOMERIE. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} DODSON. PLEASE REPLY TO -> 47-55, THE VALE, ACTON, LONDON, W.3. OUR REF. ED{J. L. Edwards}/AML YOUR REF. ENCLO. 4th November, 1936. ENGLAND-JOHANNESBURG AIR RACE, Winner: C. W. A.{Mr Adams} SCOTT. De Havilland Gipsy VI Engine WORLD ALTITUDE RECORD, SEPTEMBER 1936, 49967 feet. Bristol Pegasus-PE. VI-S Engine. Fitted with CLAUDEL-HOBSON CARBURETTERS Manufacturers of CLAUDEL-HOBSON CARBURETTERS HOBSON K-S TELEGAGES HOBSON-PERFECT WINDOW REGULATORS HOBSON SPARKING PLUGS AND THE HOBSON SYSTEM OF AIRCRAFT ENGINE MASTER CONTROLS H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} A.{Mr Adams} Rowbotham, Esq., C/o Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. Dear Mr. Rowbotham, I have arranged with Mr. Hives to call on Wednesday next at your Works, and if necessary to stay over for Thursday, and shall be coming down by road with my 27 H.P. Vauxhall fitted with a carburetter such as we discussed at the Show, which might be suitable as an alternative source of supply on the Rolls-Royce 25 H.P. car. I hope that you or some other member of the Rolls-Royce staff may have time for a little run out so that they can tell me if the carburation is up to Rolls-Royce standards. Meanwhile we are, as arranged, making up another special carburetter, the one in question not being such as we have in any large production. I am enclosing a sort of agenda of the points I propose for discussion in case you should want to take me to about any of them. Yours sincerely, H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} HOBSON (Aircraft & Motor) COMPONENTS, LTD., E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Dodson Technical Director. | ||