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 testing and cost of a JACKALL system fitted to a Phantom III chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 139\1\ scan0159 | |
| Date | 5th June 1936 | |
| 105 This system ought to be running about on one of our PIII's what experience have we so far? AGRY. X1166 [Letterhead] S. Smith & Sons (Motor Accessories) Ltd CRICKLEWOOD WORKS, LONDON, N.W.2 TELEPHONE: GLADSTONE 3333 (20 LINES) TELEGRAMS: SPEEDOFAC, PHONE, LONDON. CABLES: SPEEDOFAC, LONDON. CODES: MARCONI, COMMERCIAL, BENTLEY'S. [Left Panel] BRANCHES AT PARIS MILAN SYDNEY WELLINGTON AGENCIES AND SERVICE STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES [Right Panel] 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 [End Letterhead] Please quote our reference: S.1. SALES DIRECTOR'S OFFICE. 5th June 1936. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Attention of Mr. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham. Dear Sirs, JACKALL. Confirming our telephonic conversation of this morning, now that you have had an opportunity of testing out the system which we had the pleasure of fitting to your Phantom lll Chassis in March last, we shall be glad if you will kindly let us know whether it is entirely satisfactory. One of the reasons for making this enquiry is that, we have purposely refrained from debiting you with the cost of this work - we would explain that the whole of the equipment was practically hand-made and in the circumstances necessarily costly, our actual out-of-pocket figure being £55.0.0d. You will appreciate that in the event of there being a reasonable prospect of your standardising JACKALL we would be prepared to invoice same at a special part-cost charge. Perhaps you will very kindly let us have your news. Thanking you in anticipation. Yours faithfully, For S. SMITH & SONS (MOTOR ACCESSORIES) LTD. [Signature] SALES DIRECTOR. | ||