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 A.T. Speedometer Co. about dispatching a new type of speedometer for a 20/25 HP chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 59\2\ Scan164 | |
| Date | 21th June 1932 | |
| X6051 The A.T. SPEEDOMETER Co., Ltd. MAGNETIC SPEEDOMETERS & MOTOR CLOCKS, REVOLUTION INDICATORS FOR MOTOR CARS, MOTOR BOATS, AND ENGINES, MILEAGE RECORDERS, ETC. DIRECTORS: W. HENDERSON-CLELAND. A.{Mr Adams} GORDON SMITH. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} R.{Sir Henry Royce} BUCKLAND. YOUR REF. ____________________ PLEASE QUOTE OUR REF. HRB/B. CHRONOS WORKS, NORTH CIRCULAR ROAD, LONDON, N.W.2. ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. TELEPHONE: WILLESDEN 1136 (4 LINES) TELEGRAMS: AYTESPEEDO, CRICKLE, LONDON. 21st June, 1932. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Derby. For the attention of Mr. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} West. Dear Sirs, We beg to refer to your esteemed favour of the 9th inst., and would report that we are dispatching to you to-day, under separate cover, a speedometer fitted with the new proposed type of total mileage, which does away with the Veeder meter, thus using the total mileage the same discs as at present in the trip. This instrument is calibrated for 838 Revs. per mile, and will be dispatched to you with a flexible cable suitable for 20/25 H.P. chassis. I understand that you intend to give this instrument a run, in order to be satisfied that the new type total mileage is quite satisfactory. We trust, therefore, that we shall hear further from you in due course. Yours faithfully, For THE A.T. SPEEDOMETER CO. LTD [Signature of H.R. Buckland] Director. [Handwritten note: WST] [Stamp: RECEIVED 22 JUN 1932] | ||