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. | ||