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).
Sending two faulty Distance Thermometers, purchased from Messrs. Negretti & Zambra, for overhaul.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 40\1\ Scan085 | |
| Date | 4th June 1925 | |
| To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} From Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to BP. c. to Mr. Chatwin Stores. Handwritten: V3695 Handwritten: V3695 We are sending into the Stores 2 Distance Thermometers which were purchased from Messrs. Negretti & Zambra sometime ago. The capillary tube of the centigrade thermometer has broken. The reading of the fahrenheit thermometer is also somewhat erratic. These thermometers have had severe useage and we should like you to instruct Messrs. Negretti & Zambra to thoroughly overhaul them and return them to us at the earliest possible moment. Will you also please issue the necessary instructions to Stores. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} [Watermark: DICKINSON BOND] | ||