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 supply and specification of K-S Telegages.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 44\4\ Scan050 | |
| Date | 25th April 1929 | |
| L4038 CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY AND TO THE DOMINION & FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATION 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 K-S Petrol Telegage AND MOTOR ACCESSORIES. WORKS: LONDON AND WOLVERHAMPTON. OUR REF. AJC/JR{Mr James Royce}/MW YOUR REF. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/LG 25th April 1929. Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Derby. Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of your letter of the 24th inst., regarding the supply of K-S 162 Telegages, one of which you have received in accordance with your reference Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1/LG26.3.29. We have another order on hand for similar Telegages (No.88305), with triple air line, and we have recently despatched three K.S.162 with dual air line, against your orders Nos. 88317, 88491 and 88665. We note that all future K.S.162 Telegages are to have triple air lines, and no doubt you will give instructions to your order department, but in any case we MAJOR SEGRAVE'S "GOLDEN ARROW" was fitted with a NAPIER-LION ENGINE and CLAUDEL-HOBSON CARBURETTERS. | ||