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 regarding the modification of an electric instrument board clock to allow for external time adjustment.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 164\1\ img056 | |
| Date | 4th November 1931 | |
| ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE FIRM & NOT TO INDIVIDUALS. ON BRITISH ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY & POST OFFICE LISTS. Branches:- LONDON: 47, VICTORIA STREET, S.W.1 TELEGRAMS: "TELEGENTS, SOWEST, LONDON" TELEPHONE: VICTORIA 2655-6 (2 LINES) NEWCASTLE ON TYNE: 52, BLACKETT STREET TELEGRAMS: "GENTS, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE" TELEPHONE: NEWCASTLE 20135. [Handwritten: X6024] CODES: BENTLEY'S, MARCONI A.B.C. 5th & 6th EDITIONS TELEGRAMS: "GENTS, LEICESTER" TELEPHONES: LEICESTER 24151-2-3 (3 LINES) Trade Marks: "GENTS" "TANGENT" "Pul-Syn-Etic" GENT & CO. LTD. (ESTABLISHED 1872) MANUFACTURING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Head Office and Factory: FARADAY WORKS LEICESTER VISITORS TAKE EAST PARK ROAD CAR TO ST SAVIOURS ROAD (EAST) Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. [STAMP: RECEIVED 5 NOV 1931] OUR REF. AEB: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst.7/KT. YOUR REF. 4th November 1931. Dear Sirs, GENT ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT BOARD CLOCK. We have your favour of the 3rd November and note what you tell us in regard to the setting of the Clock to time. In timing the Clock here, we set it to time by merely moving the actual hands, but we take it that this could not be done on your test. If you will be good enough to return the Clock here, we will fit a knurled knob at the back of the case which will communicate with the setting of the hands so that hand adjustment can be made externally. Please advise us when returning the Clock so that we may be on the look out for same. Yours faithfully, FOR GENT & CO.LTD. [Signature] [Handwritten Initials: WST] [Left Margin Text:] TANGENT "" SOUND SIGNALS BELLS, BUZZERS SYRENS BELL TOLLERS RELAYS OF EVERY CLASS BELL INDICATORS OVER-DOOR LAMP SIGNALS MINING SIGNALS FIRE ALARMS TELEPHONES INTERPHONES WATCHMAN'S CLOCKS "PUL-SYN-ETIC" SYSTEM OF IMPULSE CLOCKS LIQUID-LEVEL ALARMS WATER-LEVEL INDICATORS TIME DISCIPLINE APPARATUS STAFF LOCATERS ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR THE INDUSTRIES | ||