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 Houdaille Hydraulic Suspension Co. Ltd. enclosing a customer testimonial for their shock absorbers.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 25\2\ Scan079 | |
Date | 23th November 1923 | |
Houdaille Hydraulic Suspensions are fitted to the following cars:— H.M. The King's Daimler H.M. Queen Alexandra's Daimler H.R.H. The Prince of Wales's Rolls Royce H.R.H. The Duke of York's Armstrong Siddeley H.R.H. Prince Henry's Armstrong Siddeley H.R.H The Duke of Connaught's Daimler H.R.H. Princess Beatrice's Lancia TELEPHONE: MAYFAIR 6267. TELEGRAMS: HOUDAILLE PHONE-LONDON. Maurice Houdaille THE SOCIETY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS HOUDAILLE HYDRAULIC SUSPENSION CO., LTD Sole British Makers and Concessionaires of the Patent HOUDAILLE HYDRAULIC SUSPENSIONS FOR MOTOR CARS. BERKSHIRE ELECTRIC WINDSCREEN WIPERS. Offices and Show Rooms 41, New Bond Street, LONDON, W.1. The only known method of automatically adapting Motor Car Springs to the varying conditions of load and surface. Add 25% to the life of Tyres by always keeping the Wheels on the road. FITTING DEPOT: 69, DRAYTON GARDENS, S.W.10 PHONE: KENSINGTON 5801. O.D/R.D. 23rd November, 1923. ENCLOSURE Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Experimental Dept., Nightingale Road, DERBY. Dear Sirs, We cannot refrain from enclosing herewith copy of an entirely unsolicited testimonial received from Mr. R.J. Hope in respect of a set of Shock Absorbers we recently fitted to his Rolls Royce car. We fit our Absorbers to quite a number of your cars, and recently attached them to Mr. F.{Mr Friese} Fisher's Rolls Royce who, we understand, has been so impressed by the results that he has already taken your Mr. Lorthey and Major Sidgreaves for a run on the car to show them the effects. Yours faithfully, .THE HOUDAILLE HYDRAULIC SUSPENSION CO., LTD. | ||