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 The British Thermostat Co. Ltd. concerning the return and correction of two thermostats that open at the incorrect temperature.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 156\1\ scan0229 | |
| Date | 28th July 1937 | |
| Telephone: SUNBURY-ON-THAMES 456 (6 LINES) Telegrams & Cables: THERMOSTAT, SUNBURY-ON-THAMES. Code: BENTLEY'S [Logo: FBI INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER] [Logo: BT{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} LTD REGISTERED TRADE MARK] [Logo: MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF MANUFACTURERS N|U|M] THE BRITISH THERMOSTAT CO., LTD. Makers of Scientific Instruments. DIRECTORS: COL. N. HUDSON. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} SHERLOCK W. F.{Mr Friese} MARTIN-HURST } MANAGING. L. R.{Sir Henry Royce} SWINNERTON DYER. F.{Mr Friese} G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} POPLETT. TEDDINGTON WORKS. Windmill Road, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex. WEG/GN: Your Ref: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.5/AP: July 28th, 1937. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited. DERBY. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter dated July 27th and regret that you have been obliged to return two thermostats to us due to the fact that they open at 73°C. instead of 80° ± 1°C. As soon as they arrive we will correct them and return them to you immediately. We have also taken steps to ensure that the temperature is correct on all future supplies. Yours truly, THE BRITISH THERMOSTAT CO. LTD. [Signature] W.E.Green. Handwritten notes: Top left corner: 1328 Next to date: hWb Below date, underlined in red: STEADMAN Right of date: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/517 | ||