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 the dispatch of a petrol tank and gauge.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61\3\ scan0321 | |
| Date | 25th January 1932 | |
| 105 CONTRACTORS TO ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY [LOGO: ENGINEERING AND ALLIED EMPLOYERS' NATIONAL FEDERATION 1896] TELEPHONE GLADSTONE 3333 (10 LINES) TELEGRAMS: SPEEDOFAC, PHONE, LONDON. [LOGO: SMITH'S MP REGISTERED TRADE MARK] CABLES: SPEEDOFAC, LONDON. CODES: MARCONI, COMMERCIAL, BENTLEY'S. [ROYAL CREST: BY APPOINTMENT TO H.M. THE KING] 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 145, JACKSONS ROW DEANSGATE MANCHESTER 19, WEST REGENT ST GLASGOW DUBLIN & BELFAST CRICKLEWOOD WORKS LONDON, N.W.2 Please quote our reference: E.2. Yours:- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.4/MJ. January 25th, 1932. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Experimental Dept., DERBY. Dear Sirs, For the attention of E.W.Hives, Esq. We confirm having wired you this afternoon to the effect that your petrol tank is being despatched to you this evening per passenger train. Concerning the gauge for this tank, we propose despatching the tank unit to you to-morrow, and the meter will be assembled to the panel we are preparing for you, which panel we anticipate completing a little later in the week. Assuring you of our very best attention at all times. Yours faithfully, For S.SMITH & SONS (MOTOR ACCESSORIES) LIMITED. V.Russell ELECTRICAL ENGINEER. [STAMP: LES 27 JAN 1932] | ||