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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 acknowledging a query about a Windscreen Wiper and forwarding it to their Engineering Department.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 23\3\  Scan125
Date  9th December 1927
  
KH-28 X1087
CONTRACTORS TO ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY.
Telephone: WILLESDEN 2335. (7 LINES)
Codes {MARCONI, COMMERCIAL, BENTLEY'S}
Telegrams: SPEEDOFAC, PHONE, LONDON.
Cables: SPEEDOFAC, LONDON.
S • SMITH & SONS (M•A) LTD
MANUFACTURERS OF MOTOR ACCESSORIES.
Branches at
PARIS, MILAN, CAPE TOWN, JOHANNESBURG, DURBAN, MELBOURNE, PORT ELIZABETH, SYDNEY, ADELAIDE, WELLINGTON, BANGKOK, SOURABAYA.
Agencies in all countries.
Showrooms
179-185, GREAT PORTLAND STREET, LONDON, W.1.
And at
122, ALMA ST, BIRMINGHAM,
233, DEANSGATE, MANCHESTER,
19, WEST REGENT ST, GLASGOW,
DUBLIN & BELFAST.
BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING.
CRICKLEWOOD WORKS,
London, N.W.2.
KEY 105
Please quote our reference.
L.H.SALES.
YOUR REF: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}4/LG.EXPL. DEPT.
9th December, 1927.
Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Limited,
D E R B Y.
Dear Sirs,
We beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 8th instant regarding the speed of our Windscreen Wiper, and we are asking our Instrument Engineering Department to communicate with you direct concerning this matter. You will, therefore, be hearing from them in the course of the next few posts.
In the meantime, assuring you always of our keen desire to be of every service to you,
We beg to remain,
Yours faithfully,
p.p. S. SMITH & SONS (M.A.) LIMITED.
WH Barrett
ASST: SALES MANAGER.
  
  


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