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 a supplier confirming the availability and price of a dual drive gearbox, requesting clarification on the chassis type required.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 141\2\ scan0195 | |
| Date | 22th June 1939 | |
| 1184 The A.T. SPEEDOMETER CO. Ltd. MAGNETIC SPEEDOMETERS & MOTOR CLOCKS REVOLUTION INDICATORS FOR MOTOR CARS, MOTOR BOATS AND ENGINES, MILEAGE RECORDERS, ETC. DIRECTORS W. Henderson-Cleland. A.{Mr Adams} Gordon Smith. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} R.{Sir Henry Royce} Buckland. YOUR REF. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}6/MH{M. Huckerby} PLEASE QUOTE OUR REF. AFA/LAH CHRONOS WORKS, NORTH CIRCULAR ROAD, LONDON, N.W.2. ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY Experimental Dept., Telephone: GLADSTONE 1136 (4 lines). Telegrams: Aytespeedo, Phone London. Messrs.Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, Derby. 22nd.June 1939. For the attention of Mr.Robotham. Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of your favour of the 20th.inst. and would confirm that we do supply a dual drive gear box suitable for attaching to your chassis but before supplying it it will be necessary for you to inform us which chassis you propose using same as there is a different type required for the Bentley and the Wraith type. On receipt of your reply we will immediately forward same to you. It will only be necessary for you to state on your order one dual drive suitable for whichever chassis you require same. Our price for this is £2.2. - each nett. Yours faithfully, pp. A.T.Speedometer Co.Ltd., | ||