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 H.M. Hobson, Ltd. regarding a faulty dash instrument from the Prince of Wales' car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 44\4\ Scan175 | |
| Date | 29th January 1930 | |
| X 4038 CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY AND TO THE DOMINION & FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE FIRM, NOT TO INDIVIDUALS. TELEPHONE: CHISWICK 4231 (4 LINES) TELEGRAMS: "ASSEMBLAGE, LONDON" H.M. HOBSON, LTD. (ESTABLISHED 1903) MANUFACTURERS OF Hobson KS Petrol Telegage AND MOTOR ACCESSORIES. WORKS: LONDON AND WOLVERHAMPTON. 47-55, ACTON VALE, LONDON, W.3. OUR REF. TPS/MW YOUR REF. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/MJ 29th January 1930. For attention of W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham, Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Expl. Dept. Derby. Dear Sirs, Further to our letter of the 24th inst., we beg to inform you that we have now received the dash instrument from the Prince of Wales' car (115-WJ). We have examined this, and find that your surmise was perfectly correct. The gauge had broken down at the cement which attaches the bottom glass tube holder to the glass tube itself. We can only express regret at the failure, which is most unfortunate on this particular car, and we are of course replacing the complete gauge with a new one forthwith. Naturally, as there has been a leak in | ||