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 H.M. Hobson, Ltd. discussing the design of a petrol gauge head.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61\3\ scan0071 | |
| Date | 4th July 1930 | |
| X4038. CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY AND TO THE DOMINION & FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE FIRM, NOT TO INDIVIDUALS. TELEPHONE: CHISWICK 4231. (4 LINES). TELEGRAMS: "ASSEMBLAGE, LONDON." H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} HOBSON, LTD. (ESTABLISHED 1903) MANUFACTURERS OF: Hobson KS Petrol Telegage AND MOTOR ACCESSORIES. WORKS: LONDON AND WOLVERHAMPTON. 47-55, ACTON VALE, LONDON, W.3. OUR REF. TPS/AML YOUR REF. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/MJ. 4th July, 1930. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Experimental Department, Derby. For the attention of Mr. Robotham. Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of yours of July 1st, and we note that K.S.292 is unlikely to be ever standardised, and we are very pleased to hear this as we had certain misgivings about the design from the installation point of view. We note the requirements of a gauge head such as Mr. Royce desires us to make, and we see no difficulty about doing this, but before actually submitting you a finished article we would like to put certain points to you. Taking the existing type of instrument; we can, by increasing the diameter of the glass and fitting a longer back leg, reduce the scale so that the gauge head will be perfectly safe if used in conjunction with a tank unit such | ||