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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).
The guarantee of accuracy for Telegauges supplied by Messrs. H.M. Hobson Ltd.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 44\4\  Scan025
Date  27th March 1929
  
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To BY from ROY.{Sir Henry Royce}
c. to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}

ROY{Sir Henry Royce}7/MG27.3.29
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Messrs. H.M.Hobson Ltd state they are prepared to give the following guarantee of accuracy for any Telegauges supplied for our manufactures:

"The guarantee of accuracy is briefly set out in "prints K.S.325 D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary}, and K.S. 326 D, as enclosed herewith. "Calibration of the various tanks would have to be agreed "and we have shown on K.S. 325 D a calibration of one of "your older types of tank. The guarantee is confined to ".750 gravity spirit as a compromise. The tolerance of the "facia baard angle to be plus or minus 5º for any facia "between zero and 12½º. We would suggest adopting a "standard angle of 7½º which would give satisfactory results "between 2½ and 12½ degress."

Kindly confirm if in accord or otherwise.

ROY.{Sir Henry Royce}
[Signature]

ENCLOSURES. to BY - Prints K.S.325.D
K.S. 326.D
  
  


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