Letter from S. Smith & Sons regarding the performance of a 'Smithermet' Radiator Shutter filled with Hexane.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 156\2\ scan0163 | |
| Date | 2nd December 1938 | |
| Juli 1328 CONTRACTORS TO ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY S.SMITH & Sons (Motor Accessories) Ltd TELEPHONE: GLADSTONE 3333 (20 LINES) TELEGRAMS: SPEEDOFAC, PHONE, LONDON. CABLES: SPEEDOFAC, LONDON. CODES: MARCONI, COMMERCIAL, BENTLEY'S. BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING 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 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 Please quote our reference: E.6 FGE/MM. December 2nd, 1938. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, for the attention of Mr.Steadman. We are sending under separate cover our Radiator Shutter "Smithermet" for your attention. This unit has been filled with Hexane and gives the following performance. @ 75º lift without load is .410". @ 76º " " " " .425". @ 90º load suspended @ .425" is 26½ lbs. We are of the opinion that if the performance was fixed at a movement of .425" at a temperature 75 - 77 this could be consistently held. Yours faithfully, for S. SMITH & SONS (MOTOR ACCESSORIES) LTD. ENGINEER. To avoid delay all envelopes should be addressed to the firm. | ||
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).