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 proposing various thermostat arrangements and referencing specific drawings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 156\1\ scan0256 | |
| Date | 16th September 1937 | |
| R.P.81 S. SMITH & SONS (MOTOR ACCESSORIES) LTD., CRICKLEWOOD WORKS, LONDON, N.W.2. CONTINUATION NO 1. Messrs. Rolls Royce Limited. 16th September, 1937 Arrangement D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} Precisely the same as A, B & C, but employing a larger type Thermostat if required, namely - our Drawing X.43402, arrangements EX.X.9730 and EX.X.9893 (suggested). In addition to the above we can also offer you self-contained Thermostats, that is, Thermostat and Body all in one, as per print X.43322 herewith, for bolting direct to the cylinder head and with external bypass. We strongly advise the use of bypass control and would inform you that we supply over 150,000 Thermostats a year to the Motor Car Industry, those having pump cooled engines employing bypass control. We have refrained from quoting at this stage, but shall be pleased to do so if you will kindly let us know which of the devices offered will meet your requirements. The writer will be very pleased to call and see you and go further into the matter should you consider it necessary. Yours faithfully, p.p. S. SMITH & SONS (MOTOR ACCESSORIES) LIMITED. THERMOSTATIC CONTROL DEPARTMENT. WP | ||