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 Simms Motor Units Ltd. concerning the testing of a sample petrol gauge.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 75\2\ scan0127 | |
| Date | 1st October 1914 | |
| ON WAR-OFFICE ADMIRALTY-AND COLONIAL-OFFICE LISTS. X984 SIMMS MOTOR UNITS LTD ENGINEERS & TRADERS. 191, WARDOUR STREET, OXFORD STREET. TRADE MARK TELEGRAMS: "SIMOTUNIT, LONDON." TELEPHONE REGENT 2760. A.B.C. 5TH EDITION & WESTERN UNION CODES. MAGNETOS VULCANIZERS ELECTRIC HORNS SPARKING PLUGS MAGNETO REPAIRS MAGNETO SPARE PARTS ETC. ETC. FRS/EW. London, W. Oct. 1st, 1914. Messrs Rolls Royce, Ltd., Nightingale Road, D E R B Y. Dear Sirs, Your Ref. WOR{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/McR26/T30914. We thank you for your favor of the 30th ult. re Petrol Gauge, and note with pleasure that you are testing the sample gauge which we sent you sometime ago. Should we not hear from you again, say in the course of a month, we will once more take the liberty of reminding you, for we have good reason to believe that this gauge will be adopted by the leading manufacturers of motor cars and lorrys in this country. Always at your service, We remain, Yours faithfully, SIMMS MOTOR UNITS LTD. Frederick Simms Chairman. Enc. [STAMP: W. M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} RECEIVED OCT 2 1914] [STAMP: RECEIVED A OCT] | ||