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 to Rolls-Royce regarding the supply and specifications of Jackall jacks.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 139\1\ scan0349 | |
| Date | 26th January 1937 | |
| 105 1106 CONTRACTORS TO ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING [LOGO: ENGINEERING AND ALLIED EMPLOYERS' NATIONAL FEDERATION 1896] TELEPHONE: GLADSTONE 3333 (20 LINES) TELEGRAMS: SPEEDOFAC, PHONE, LONDON. [LOGO: SMITH'S MP REGISTERED TRADE MARK] CABLES: SPEEDOFAC, LONDON. CODES: MARCONI, COMMERCIAL, BENTLEY'S. BRANCHES AT PARIS MILAN SYDNEY WELLINGTON AGENCIES AND SERVICE STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES S. Smith & Sons (Motor Accessories) Ltd SHOWROOMS & DEPOTS 179-185 GT PORTLAND ST LONDON, W.1. 26-33, COX ST LIVERY ST BIRMINGHAM 14a JACKSONS ROW DEANSGATE MANCHESTER 21, DRURY STREET GLASGOW DUBLIN & BELFAST CRICKLEWOOD WORKS LONDON, N.W.2 SALES DIRECTOR'S OFFICE. Please quote our reference: S.l. 26th January, 1937. Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., DERBY. Attention of Mr. S.N. Grylls. Dear Sirs, JACKALL. Replying to yours of yesterday's date, Ref. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry{Shadwell Grylls}13/R.{Sir Henry Royce}, and further to our telephonic conversation of this afternoon, might we explain that when we discussed the subject of the above at Olympia you mentioned that you would give us an opportunity of taking care of your requirements if we could supply you with satisfactory jacks which were interchangeable with our competitor's. We regret that it has been necessary to claim your kind indulgence. Although we were under the impression that our jacks could be utilized in your brackets, it was ascertained on receipt of the latter that this was not possible and we have had to make up both our own brackets and jacks. These jacks would have been delivered to you some two or three weeks since but for the fact that we have found great difficulty in obtaining springs permitting of the stipulated lift, i.e. 18" which, if the writer's information is correct, is 2 1/2" in excess of our competitor's jack. | ||