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 returned BOYCE Electric Clock and a misunderstanding about its altered winding mechanism.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 164\1\ img090 | |
| Date | 22th July 1932 | |
| 105 x6022 CONTRACTORS TO ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY ENGINEERING AND ALLIED EMPLOYERS' NATIONAL FEDERATION TELEPHONE: GLADSTONE 3333 (10 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 14, JACKSONS ROW DEANSGATE MANCHESTER 19, WEST REGENT ST GLASGOW DUBLIN & BELFAST Please quote our reference: S.l. SALES DIRECTOR'S OFFICE. 22nd July, 1932. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Attention of Mr. H.E.West. Dear Sirs, We duly forwarded the BOYCE Electric Clock which you sent us last week, to our friends - The English Clock and Watch Manufacturers, Limited - and Mr. H.N.Walford (Manager of the latter) writes us - as follows: "With reference to the Boyce Clock returned by Mr. West of Messrs Rolls-Royce, Ltd., we have received this and would point out that the winding of this clock is now our standard. The clock was originally supplied with very coarse winding but it was altered under instructions from Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., in January this year." "We suggest that possibly the wrong clock has been sent to us." Will you very kindly let us have your remarks as we are under the impression, in view of Mr. West's conversation with the writer, that there is some mistake. Perhaps you would like to communicate direct with Mr. Walford on this subject - just in case the matter is urgent? Yours faithfully, For S.SMITH & SONS (Motor Accessories) LIMITED. Chas: W. Nichols SALES DIRECTOR. | ||