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 specifications and approval of speedometers from S. Smith & Sons Ltd.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 165\4\ img203 | |
| Date | 12th July 1933 | |
| Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Mr. West. 86129 Roy{Sir Henry Royce}/AW.7/IB. 12.7.33. We received from Messrs. S. Smith & Sons Ltd. on the 7th inst. 6 - Speedometers - DB.{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}87. Such Instruments being fitted with hand made dials, such dials being provided with the necessary flatter requested in our letter of the 1st inst. Roy{Sir Henry Royce}4/MG. i.e. 5% up to 60 m.p.h. progressively increasing up to 6 1/2% at 100 m.p.h., which you will recall was agreed to by you personally. Enquiries made in the Inspection Dept. suggests that the Instruments are in keeping with our requirements, and I have been instructed by Roy{Sir Henry Royce} to wire Messrs. S. Smith & Sons to proceed with the necessary Cliche, but before doing so, we shall be glad to have your confirmation that the Speedometers are entirely satisfactory and that it will be in order for Messrs. S. Smith & Sons Ltd. to prepare the Cliche. Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||