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 H. M. Hobson, Ltd. regarding the fixing of a Telegage head and incorporating a fused glass tube seal for a 10,000-mile car test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 44\4\ Scan141 | |
| Date | 6th January 1930 | |
| 84038. CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY AND TO THE DOMINION & FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE FIRM, NOT TO INDIVIDUALS. TELEPHONE: CHISWICK 4231 (4 LINES). TELEGRAMS: "ASSEMBLAGE, LONDON." H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} HOBSON, LTD. (ESTABLISHED 1903) 47-55, ACTON VALE, LONDON, W.3. MANUFACTURERS OF Hobson KS Petrol Telegage AND MOTOR ACCESSORIES. WORKS: LONDON AND WOLVERHAMPTON. ENCLO. OUR REF. TPS/MW YOUR REF. HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/MJ. 6th January 1930. For attention of W.A.Robotham, Esq., Messrs.Rolls-Royce,Ltd., Derby. Dear Sirs, We beg to thank you for your letter of the 2nd inst., and we await with interest receipt of the Telegage head showing your suggested means of fixing. As soon as we have proceeded with the work on it, we will write you fully with any suggestions we have to make. We note that you will be starting a 10,000 miles car from Derby in about three weeks' time, and we are particularly anxious to get our latest form of fused glass tube seal included in this test, as now that supplies are available, we wish to incorporate it in your gauges at the very earliest possible moment. For your preliminary information, we are sending you under separate cover, a sample of the fused glass tube seal upon which the King-Seeley Corporation have | ||