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 petrol tank and the Hobson K-S Telegage.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 44\2\ Scan158 | |
| Date | 29th June 1928 | |
| +4038 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. 47-55, ACTON VALE, LONDON, W.3. MANUFACTURERS OF Hobson KS Petrol Telegage AND MOTOR ACCESSORIES. WORKS: LONDON AND WOLVERHAMPTON. OUR REF. TPS/MAB. YOUR REF. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/LG. 29th. June, 1928. Experimental Dept. Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., . Derby. Dear Sirs, For the attention of Mr. W.A. Robotham. We beg to thank you for yours of the 28th June with regard to letting us have a petrol tank of your latest design fitted with a mounting flange for the Hobson K-S Telegage. Pending the receipt of this tank, a small diagram giving us areas of venting would assist us considerably in taking the matter up with the King-Seeley engineers, as you will realise that they have a very wide experience, having now made and put into service some millions of gauges on cars all over the world. With regard to the angle to which we can tilt the Sprengel unit in the tank without impairing its pumping efficiency, we would hardly like to express ourselves very | ||