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 S. Smith & Sons regarding the fitting of a 'Jackall' jacking system to a Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 139\2\ scan0086 | |
| Date | 16th May 1934 | |
| 105 CONTRACTORS TO ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY ENGINEERING AND ALLIED EMPLOYERS NATIONAL FEDERATION TELEPHONE: GLADSTONE 3333 (15 LINES) TELEGRAMS: SPEEDOFAC, PHONE, LONDON. BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING CABLES: SPEEDOFAC, LONDON. CODES: MARCONI, COMMERCIAL, BENTLEY'S. S.Smith & Sons (Motor Accessories) Ltd BRANCHES AT PARIS MILAN SYDNEY WELLINGTON AGENCIES AND SERVICE STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES SHOWROOMS & DEPOTS 179-185 GT. PORTLAND ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} LONDON, W.1. 26-33, COX ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} LIVERY ST BIRMINGHAM 14A, JACKSONS ROW DEANSGATE MANCHESTER 21, DRURY STREET GLASGOW, C.2. DUBLIN & BELFAST CRICKLEWOOD WORKS LONDON, N.W. 2 Please quote our reference: S.1. SALES DIRECTOR'S OFFICE. 16th May 1934. Messrs.Rolls Royce Ld, DERBY. Attention of Mr.Rowbotham. Dear Sirs, Referring to my visit to your works last week and your very kind promise to send along a Bentley Car to enable us to fit thereto a set of Jackalls, I have pleasure in stating that we shall be in a position to undertake this work immediately after the Whitsun holiday. We appreciate exceedingly your very kind offer to co-operate in this matter and feel sure that after you have had extended experience and more intimate knowledge of Jackalls, you will appreciate that the installation of that equipment on your very delightful chassis' will have the effect of still further enhancing their reputation. Confirming information given you during my visit, I have pleasure in attaching herewith particulars of Jackall weights on the Phantom II and Rolls Bentley. My only excuse for wishing to interest you is that, just as your wonderful chassis are so far in advance of any other design so, if I may say so, are Jackalls that much superior to any other form of jacking system. By the way, during my visit Mr.Hives enquired whether we had any new additional accessories. I am afraid I quite omitted to refer to the Thermostatic Jet Control for the.... | ||