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 the Jackall system and competitor products for the Phantom III chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 139\1\ scan0186 | |
| Date | 29th June 1936 | |
| iqs X1166 E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Please note & return Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} ENGINEERING AND ALLIED EMPLOYERS' NATIONAL FEDERATION 1896 CONTRACTORS TO ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING TELEPHONE: GLADSTONE 3333 (20 lines) TELEGRAMS: SPEEDOFAC, PHONE, LONDON. CABLES: SPEEDOFAC, LONDON. CODES: MARCONI, COMMERCIAL, BENTLEY'S. S. Smith & Sons (Motor Accessories) Ltd CRICKLEWOOD WORKS LONDON, N.W.2 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 145, JACKSONS ROW DEANSGATE MANCHESTER 21, DRURY STREET GLASGOW DUBLIN & BELFAST Please quote our reference: S.1. SALES DIRECTOR'S OFFICE. 29th June 1936. Seen E W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham, Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Mr. Robotham, Thanks for yours of the 26th which is consoling in that as always in your case it offers the retort courteous. I will not pursue the question of design excepting to state that there are several remarkably similar features in our Competitor's system, notably the Distribution box. Actually, one of your Agents who knows the Jackall system well, mentioned that our jacks were coming through on Phantom III Chassis, which caused me to investigate the matter. Regarding your mention of the fact that Jackalls gave trouble on your cars in France, in fairness to us, in the last instance we found that fluid other than Jackall was being used. In referring to your concluding remarks, as we understand that you are standardising our Competitor's system on the Phantom III you will appreciate that the cost of a replacement set of the special nature required will be too prohibitive to enable us to offer same at an interesting figure. Contd. | ||