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 experiments and upcoming atmospheric tests on speedometers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 50\4\ Scan113 | |
| Date | 9th May 1927 | |
| X4304 A.T. SPEEDOMETER CO. LTD. Trade Mark 20, Avonmore Road, West Kensington, London, W.14. DIRECTORS F. {Mr Friese} T. FISHER, H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} O. {Mr Oldham} BOOTH, S. D. {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} MCKELLEN Telephone: Western 1422. Telegrams: Aytespeedo-Hammer, London. Ex/Pl.Dept. Your Ref. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /RM {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 8/LG. Our Ref HOB/W. 9th May 1927. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, Nightingale Road, Derby. SUPPLIERS TO THE ROYAL AIR FORCE WAR OFFICE, AND LEADING MANUFACTURERS, PATENTEES & MAKERS OF MAGNETIC SPEEDOMETERS FOR MOTOR CARS AND MOTOR CYCLES, MOTOR CLOCKS, TACHOMETERS, MILEAGE RECORDERS REVOLUTION COUNTERS AND INDICATORS FOR MOTOR CARS MOTOR BOATS, ENGINES. ETC. ALL CLASSES OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, REPAIRS A SPECIALITY. Dear Sirs, re - Speedometers. We beg to acknowledge receipt of your esteemed favour of the 6th instant, addressed to 45, Brook Green, and shall be glad if your Department will kindly note our present address is as above. We have been for a considerable period experimenting on the lines suggested by you and believe we have practically overcome the fault named in your letter. In any case we shall very shortly be sending you an instrument for atmospheric tests which we think will meet with your entire approval. Yours faithfully, for A.T.SPEEDOMETER CO.LTD. [Signature] | ||