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 fractured spring on the Phantom III Jackall system.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 139\1\ scan0041 | |
| Date | 27th January 1936 | |
| 105 Bowering. x1166 ENGINEERING AND ALLIED EMPLOYERS' NATIONAL FEDERATION 1896 CONTRACTORS TO ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY TELEPHONE: GLADSTONE 3333 (20 LINES) TELEGRAMS: SPEEDOFAC, PHONE, LONDON. S.Smith & Sons (Motor Accessories) Ltd CRICKLEWOOD WORKS LONDON, N.W.2 BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING 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 2, DRURY STREET GLASGOW DUBLIN & BELFAST Please quote our reference: S.1. SALES DIRECTOR'S OFFICE. 27th January, 1936. Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ld., DERBY. Attention of Mr.W.A.Robotham. Dear Sirs, PHANTOM 111 JACKALL. We acknowledge receipt of yours of the 25th January, Ref. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}12/KW., and are terribly sorry to note that the Springs on the front Jacks have failed. May we state that when designing the special Jacks for the Phantom 111 we asked Mr. Douglas Terry to visit us with his Technical Representative in order to leave nothing to chance in our efforts to produce a thoroughly satisfactory and efficient jack. In fact, we left ourselves entirely in the hands of Messrs. Terry after having explained the situation. Upon examination of the returned spring we find that it has fractured at the hook end. It is curious, seeing that the whole of the remainder of the spring design has been considerably strengthened that Messrs. Terry should have seen fit to supply the same thickness of steel as that employed in the smallest type of Jackall spring. We are immediately asking our friends to visit us and you may rest assured that the matter will be taken care of with a modified hook end. | ||