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).
Promotional leaflet for 'The Universal Jack', detailing its features, benefits, and user testimonials.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 26\3\ Scan161 | |
| Date | 24th October 1932 guessed | |
| THE UNIVERSAL JACK. THE JACK WITH NO KNAVISH TRICKS. Here, in One Model, is the owner-driver's ideal jack. Nothing in the world to equal it. Superb in appearance and perfect in performance. Any lady can use it with ease on any car. THE JACK OF THE FUTURE. Lifts the heaviest car as easily as the lightest. Adapts itself to any axle height—any tyres. Effective range from 4 1/2 up to 15 1/2 inches. Scientific construction of great simplicity. Immense power with little or no effort. No wasted energy in overcoming friction. Cannot get out of order. No weak points. THE JACK THAT NEVER FAILS. Guaranteed against mechanical breakdown on any car. Made throughout of best quality steel and malleable iron. Every part specially and accurately machined. Compact. Easily stowed away. No loose parts. Clean. Lubrication required on screw and ball thrust only. All parts rustproof and extremely well finished. A WONDERFUL HANDLE. The easiest and most comfortable ever devised. Can be operated in any convenient position. JACKING UP MADE EASY. THE ONLY UNIVERSAL, COMMONSENSE JACK on the market. A well-known engineer and motor writer says: "It is cleverly designed and mechanically sound." Another says: "It is extremely powerful, reasonably rapid in operation, and very easy in action. Another very good feature is the ample base plate, which makes it safe and steady on a comparatively uneven surface. It is the best jack that has ever come to our notice." A doctor writes: "I really consider it a necessity for any car. It is so simple, neat, and clean, and so easy to manipulate. Others envied me having it." A private motorist writes: "It is astonishing the ease and celerity with which I can jack up. A marvel of engineering design and effective power. I have never seen any form of jack so effective and sure in operation." In use over three years. An expert in the motor trade for 30 years writes: "After looking up all the other jacks on the market, I decided to use it on my own personal car because I found it to be the only jack to meet the requirements of the private motorist." His wife stated that it was the only jack she had ever been able to use, and she could now go motoring alone without any fear of punctures. Another expert writes: "The jack appears to fill a very real and long-felt want. It is extremely compact, with a greater range of extension than any other jack I have seen, while at the same time it is easily operated, and the large base makes it very steady. The samples I have seen are both well made and well finished, and I consider that these points are essential to a good jack." A firm of tyre manufacturers bought one for their 3-ton 80 h.p. tyre-testing car, and stated that it was the only satisfactory jack they had ever used. BUY IT NOW—IT WILL LAST A LIFETIME AND SUIT ANY CAR YOU MAY EVER OWN THE HAPPY SOLUTION OF ALL JACKING PROBLEMS. Depend on mechanical perfection—not on air or oil, springs or pawls. The Universal Jack will lift you easily and safely out of all your troubles and never let you down. Every working part is visible. There are no hidden mysteries or weaknesses. It is the only jack that is low enough and high enough to suit every car. | ||