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 to H.M. Hobson Ltd. regarding the sending, calibration, and ordering of petrol tanks and dashboard units.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 44\3\ Scan069 | |
| Date | 13th November 1928 | |
| X4038 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}6/LG. Expt: Dept: 13th. Nov. 1928. Messrs. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Hobson Ltd., 47-55 Acton Vale, London W.3. X5460 Dear Sirs, For the attention of Major Searight. We have today sent you by car two petrol tanks - one 20 HP. and one 40/50 HP. The former to N.Sch. 2578, the latter to N.Sch.2571. We should be obliged if you would fit the tank units to both and check the calibration, also do any other tests you may wish. It is essential that we should have the 40/50 tank back by Saturday morning. We can leave the 20 HP. tank with you for a few days longer. Will you also let us have the dashboard units. We may state that we shall require six complete units in all to suit this 40/50 mx{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} tank and our order for these will be passed in due course. We believe that at the moment we have only asked you for one 40/50 unit. We are still waiting for the unit for tank to drgs. F.55744 and F.55743 - the 20 HP. tank which your draughtsman calibrated the other day and for which we believe you already have our order. We should be obliged if you could let us have this as soon as possible. Yours faithfully, | ||