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 Smith's Jacking Systems Ltd regarding a special jack design for heavier cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 140\1\ scan0246 | |
| Date | 1st September 1939 | |
| SMITH'S JACKING SYSTEMS LTD TELEPHONE GLADSTONE 6671 & 6672 TELEGRAMS: TOGGLE, GOLD CABLEGRAMS: TOGGLE, LONDON JACKALL - D·W·S - STEVENSON DIRECTORS A.{Mr Adams} GORDON SMITH CHAIRMAN DONALD W. SESSIONS GEN. MGR. C.W. NICHOLS. R.{Sir Henry Royce} GORDON SMITH JACKALL WORKS EDGWARE ROAD LONDON. N.W.2 1st September, 1939 Messrs.Rolls-Royce Ltd., D E R B Y. For the attention of S.H.Grylls, Esq. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 31st ultimo in reply to ours of the 24th in connection with a special jack design which was submitted to you for approval as regards your heavier cars. We have carefully noted your remarks and suggestions with regard to making up the first sample, and are again going into the matter. We will communicate with you in the course of the next few days and hope also to give you some idea of the cost of the first model. Thanking you for your kind co-operation, We are, Yours faithfully, For SMITH'S JACKING SYSTEMS LIMITED. [Signature] Director & General Manager. DWS/IKS | ||