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 a patent for a Remote Control design.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\2\ scan0196 | |
| Date | 9th June 1939 | |
| RP 81 S. SMITH & SONS (Motor Accessories) LTD. CRICKLEWOOD WORKS, LONDON, N.W.2. CONTINUATION NO 1. Messrs. Rolls Royce Limited. 9th June 1939. By the way, you mentioned during our conversation that you have a patent on the Remote Control design; would you be good enough to let me have particulars of your patent if possible Meanwhile, for your information we patented our own in 1933 - Patent Specification No.414139, accepted on August 2nd 1934 so I am sure, in the circumstances, that our patent must be prior to yours; apart from this the Hadees folk's design which we adopted, is described on page 10 of the literature enclosed. Yours faithfully, For S. SMITH & SONS (MOTOR ACCESSORIES) LTD. C.W. Nichols SALES DIRECTOR. P.S. I have passed on your observations in regard to the Portable Hydraulic design of Jack to Mr. D.W. Sessions. | ||