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 a fractured front axle Jackall bracket on a Bentley and the dispatch of a strengthened replacement pair.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 139\2\ scan0260 | |
| Date | 25th May 1935 | |
| X1166 CONTRACTORS TO ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY ENGINEERING AND ALLIED EMPLOYERS' NATIONAL FEDERATION 1926 BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING TELEPHONE: WELBECK 7916 TELEGRAMS: SPEEDOMET, WESDO, LONDON SMITH'S MP REGISTERED TRADE MARK CABLES: SPEEDOFAC, LONDON. CODES: MARCONI, COMMERCIAL, BENTLEY'S. S. Smith & Sons (Motor Accessories) Ltd 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 179-185, GT. PORTLAND STREET LONDON, W.1 Head Office and Factories CRICKLEWOOD WORKS LONDON, N.W.2 Please quote our reference: G.3.EHB/KW. May 25th. 1935. BWG{J. C. Bowring} Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. For the attention of Mr. Bowering. Dear Sir, I received a 'phone message from our Mr. Nichols this morning stating that one of the front axle Jackall brackets has fractured on the Bentley, and I have despatched to you to-day under separate cover, another pair, these having been strengthened on the axle clamp bracket, and I trust they will prove in every way satisfactory. Assuring you always of our very best attention; Yours faithfully, pp. S. Smith & Sons (Motor Accessories) Ltd. E H Bailey Manager. Fitting Dept. TO AVOID DELAY ALL ENVELOPES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE FIRM. | ||