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).
Request to place an order with Messrs S. Smith and Sons for a Bentley water temperature thermometer with custom tubing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 175\4\ img237 | |
| Date | 16th November 1936 | |
| 6003 To Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. c. G/JWH. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.29/AP.16.11.36. Will you please send to Messrs S.Smith and Sons, an order for one Bentley water temperature thermometer to standard drawing except that it is fitted with special flexible small dia. capillary tubing instead of the standard connection. This was sent to us for test in July last and as we wish to retain same, it should be paid for. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. | ||