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 S. Smith & Sons regarding an electric petrol gauge, tank unit, and a damaged ammeter.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61\3\ scan0266 | |
| Date | 22th October 1931 | |
| 105 X4523. CONTRACTORS TO ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY ENGINEERING ALLIED EMPLOYERS NATIONAL FEDERATION TELEPHONE: GLADSTONE 3333 (10 LINES) TELEGRAMS: SPEEDOFAC, PHONE, LONDON. S.Smith & Sons (Motor Accessories) Ltd CABLES: SPEEDOFAC, LONDON. CODES: MARCONI, COMMERCIAL, BENTLEY'S. BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING BRANCHES AT PARIS MILAN SYDNEY WELLINGTON AGENCIES AND SERVICE STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES SHOWROOMS & DEPOTS 179-185 GT PORTLAND ST LONDON, W.1. 26-33, COX ST LIVERY ST BIRMINGHAM 14a, JACKSONS ROW DEANSGATE MANCHESTER 19, WEST REGENT ST GLASGOW DUBLIN & BELFAST CRICKLEWOOD WORKS LONDON, N.W. 2 Please quote our reference: E.2. October 22nd, 1931. RECEIVED 24 OCT 1931 Messrs. Rolls Royce, Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, For the attention of Mr.Leslie. Experimental Dept. Re. Electric Petrol Gauge. We thank you for your letter of the 21st inst., and are laying out a tank unit for your 18 gallon tank, and will forward a print for your approval as soon as it is ready. With regard to your proposal concerning the meter, we are going very carefully into this question, and will keep you fully advised on this matter. Concerning the sample for your 18 gallon tank, we agree that our best course would be to forward you a similar type of instrument to that already supplied, and we shall be only too pleased to send a representative to Derby to assist in the calibration of the dial, if this meets with your approval. We very much regret to inform you that the Ammeter you forwarded us has arrived slightly damaged, the pointer registering 8 amperes on the discharge side without current flowing, and we find it is not possible to correct this by the zero adjustment. Thanking you for your interest, and assuring you of our C11/178 | ||