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 the future production and modifications of a 'HaDees' car heater.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 137\2\ scan0080 | |
| Date | 18th May 1938 | |
| 108 1/58? CONTRACTORS TO ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY. BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING TELEPHONE: GLADSTONE 3333 (20 LINES) TELEGRAMS: SPEEDOFAC, PHONE, LONDON. S. SMITH & SONS (Motor Accessories) Ltd CRICKLEWOOD WORKS LONDON, N.W.2 CABLES: SPEEDOFAC, LONDON. CODES: MARCONI, COMMERCIAL, BENTLEY'S. 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 Please quote our reference: S.19 18th May 1938. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. WHS/Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Dear Sirs, For the attention of Mr. C.S. Steadman. We would like to inform you that we are now in a better position to judge the future of our Heater and are pleased to state that there is every possibility that we shall go into production with the smaller design of "HaDees" Heater in the near future. In the meantime, we have pleasure in enclosing print No.EX.X.10423 so that you can judge the comparison between the original and the revised model. We are also pleased to inform you that with only a minor modification to the Heater we can so arrange it either to discharge air forward into the body of the car or backwards towards the bulkhead as in the case of your own design. Detailed drawings will be sent you in due course but it is, of course, understood that they will not be in production before the Autumn. Yours faithfully, For S. SMITH & SONS (MOTOR ACCESSORIES) LIMITED. To avoid delay all envelopes should be addressed to the firm. | ||