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).
Requesting the fitting of three Negretti & Zambra thermometers to a Wraith III car for France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 175\4\ img276 | |
| Date | 12th July 1937 | |
| To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. 6003 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.9/AP.12.7.37 Wraith III. for France - 28.G.Vl.{V. Lewis / Mr Valentine} Referring to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}7/JH.10.7.37 will you please fit Negretti & Zambra Thermometers to - (1) Top water pipe. (2) Bottom water pipe. (3) Oil pipe inlet to main filter. on this car. We will supply the thermometers for the purpose and an aluminium panel for holding the instrument heads - will you please fix this in a position where the dials can easily be read. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. | ||