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).
Following up on a Combined Revolution Counter and Clock from S. Smith & Sons still on test and its outstanding invoice.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 164\1\ img171 | |
| Date | 12th November 1937 | |
| RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC{R. Childs} 6026 RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/W G/WFH/CA.48/MV.12.11.37. On the 2nd April 1937 S.Smith & Sons (M.A.)Ltd. despatched for your attention 1 42760/1 All Black Combined Revolution Counter and Clock U.82 for which they rendered an invoice on the 6th May at £3/17/6d.nett. On the 14th July you informed us that the instrument was still on test but would be returned to Smiths later. Please let us know if it is still on test or whether there is any prospect of it being returned to Smiths, so that the invoice we have may be cleared. G/WFH. | ||