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 a delay in modifying two K-S Telegages due to pattern alterations.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 44\4\ Scan162 | |
| Date | 20th January 1930 | |
| X4038 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.M. HOBSON, LTD. (ESTABLISHED 1903) 47-55, ACTON VALE, LONDON, W.3. MANUFACTURERS OF Hobson KS Petrol Telegage AND MOTOR ACCESSORIES. WORKS: LONDON AND WOLVERHAMPTON. 20th January 1930. OUR REF. TPS/MW YOUR REF. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/MJ Experimental Dept. Attention of W.A.Robotham,Esq., Messrs.Rolls-Royce,Ltd., Derby. Re Hobson K-S Telegages. Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of your letter of the 18th inst., and beg to inform you that the two gauges which we are modifying for you will be sent from here on Wednesday night next. We regret the delay, but this has been unavoidable, as we had to have a pattern alteration made, and some special castings taken off, in order to incorporate the modified spring fixing, a sample of which you sent us, in what we thought was a satisfactory manner. We tried modifying several existing castings, but they did not come out satisfactorily. We hope that these modified gauges, if despatched on Wednesday night, will be in time for your test cars. We are greatly disturbed to hear of the number of | ||