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 A.T. Speedometer Co. Ltd. regarding a complaint about electric clocks gaining time and a new lighting scheme for instruments.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 165\2\ img223 | |
| Date | 2nd February 1940 | |
| A.T. SPEEDOMETER CO., LTD. CHRONOS WORKS, NORTH CIRCULAR ROAD, LONDON, N.W.2. DIRECTORS: W. HENDERSON-CLELAND. Sir ALLAN GORDON-SMITH, D.L. RALPH GORDON SMITH. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} R.{Sir Henry Royce} BUCKLAND. INSTRUMENT SPECIALISTS. ON ADMIRALTY APPROVED LIST FOR SUPPLY OF TACHOMETERS, REVOLUTION INDICATORS, COUNTERS, SPEEDOMETERS, ETC. YOUR REF ......................... ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. TELEPHONE: GLADSTONE 1136 (5 Lines) TELEGRAMS: AYTESPEEDO PHONE LONDON PLEASE QUOTE OUR REF. AFA/LAH Messrs.Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, Derby. 2nd.February 1940. For the attention of Mr.Childs - Export Department. Dear Sirs, Confirming the writer's talk with you yesterday regarding Mr.Robotham's Electric Clocks, he left you one of each type of clock so that you could change over the faulty one about which Mr. Robotham has complained. He understands that the complaint is not clocks "losing" but actually gaining, however, the two clocks left with you have been thoroughly checked and we feel sure therefore that Mr.Robotham will be perfectly satisfied with the results of same. With regard to the new lighting scheme for instruments, he informed you as to the procedure of our experiments, i.e. that we are producing a set of instruments on the line of the M.C.Lighting, these will be submitted to you between now and March 1st. Assuring you of our best attention. We beg to remain, Yours faithfully, pp. A.T.Speedometer Co.Ltd., | ||