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 defective calorstat returned from a Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 156\2\ scan0200 | |
| Date | 23th February 1939 | |
| 195 1328 CONTRACTORS TO ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING TELEPHONE: GLADSTONE 3333 (20 LINES) TELEGRAMS: SPEEDOFAC, PHONE, LONDON. CABLES: SPEEDOFAC, LONDON. CODES: MARCONI, COMMERCIAL, BENTLEY'S. S. SMITH & SONS (Motor Accessories) Ltd CRICKLEWOOD WORKS LONDON, N.W.2 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 Please quote our reference: E.6 FGE/MM. Your Ref: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}/19/ER. February 23rd, 1939. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., DERBY. FJH{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} Dear Sirs, Re:- CALORSTAT With reference to a calorstat returned as defective after 8000 miles use on Bentley B.55.LE., our Inspection Department report that the cause of the failure was the development of a minute hole in the bellows due apparently to a local material defect. Our Service Dept. are dealing with the matter. Yours faithfully, for S. SMITH & SONS (MOTOR ACCESSORIES) LIMITED. ENGINEER. To avoid delay all envelopes should be addressed to the firm. | ||