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. about a replacement K-S Telegage dash instrument.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 44\2\ Scan120 | |
| Date | 15th May 1928 | |
| 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. MANUFACTURERS OF: Hobson K-S Petrol Telegage AND MOTOR ACCESSORIES. WORKS: LONDON AND WOLVERHAMPTON. 47-55, ACTON VALE, LONDON, W.3. OUR REF. TPS/MW YOUR REF. 15th May 1928. For the attention of Mr.Rowbotham.(Experimental Dept.) Messrs.Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Derby. Dear Sirs, Re Hobson K-S Telegages. We shall be obliged if you will let us know whether we can now send you a replacement instrument for the temporary dash instrument left by the writer, for the car which at our last interview was about to leave your works. If you will recollect, this dash instrument which was then left with you, had only a hand-written dial, and no litres were included. Furthermore, owing to the short time then available, the shimming of the dash head was not to our latest standard for the requirements of your installation. We can now send you a new instrument completely finished off, with the correctly shimmed head and engraved dial, ready for fitting to this car, if you will let us know whether this is a suitable time to forward the instrument to you. We should be interested to learn whether the temporary | ||