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 AC-Sphinx regarding a speedometer calibration and a request for the required specification.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 165\2\ img098 | |
| Date | 29th June 1937 | |
| 6011 AC-SPHINX SPARKING PLUG Co. LTD. DIRECTORS: N.F. Stockbridge, W.O.Kennington, C.J.Bartlett. Telegrams: SPHINX.DUNSTABLE. DUNSTABLE, BEDS., ENGLAND. Telephone: DUNSTABLE 360. Our Ref. DBB/DJG Your Ref. 29th June, 1937. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Derby. For the Attention of Mr. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} West. Dear Sirs, When the writer called upon you at Derby you showed him a copy of your specification for Speedometer calibration, and the Speedometer which we brought back was to be calibrated to these figures. You will doubtless remember that we were promised a copy by post. This has not so far arrived, and we are waiting to receive this before re-calibrating the Speedometer in question. Yours faithfully, THE AC-SPHINX SPARKING PLUG CO. LTD. [Signature] D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} BENNION BROWNE Chief Engineer [Handwritten note] R.C. Please send AC Air Cleaners - AC Clocks - AC Fuel Pumps - AC Oil Filters - AC Oil Gauges - AC Plugs - AC Speedometers - AC Windscreen Wipers. | ||