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).
The dispatch, price and related parts for a speedometer.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 51\3\ Scan002 | |
| Date | 22th May 1914 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, 14 & 15, CONDUIT STREET, LONDON, W. TELEPHONES: 1654, 1655, 1656 (GERRARD) TELEGRAMS: 'ROLHEADRolls-Royce telegram address,' REG., LONDON. Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt {Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cn {Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Cr {Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER C Mr. COWEN Cx {Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY D Mr. DeLOOZE E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE G Mr. GNAPP Hy {Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm {Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS {Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON's Secretary K Mr. KILNER Mac {Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH M Mr. MOON Na {Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN PN {Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM P PARIS Pa {Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD Ro {C. C. Rose - Export Manager} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS {Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE's Secretary JR {Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn {Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON LHS {Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp {Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V VIENNA Wa {Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whr {Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD Initialed: S-W Re. 58-NA {Mr Nadin} (Experimental). (Dict. 21st inst.) ----- Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} /L20514. As requested, we despatched to you yesterday by the 2.30 p.m. passenger train from St. {Capt. P. R. Strong} Pancras, one No.2 Smith speedometer. The price of this is £6.16.6. - not £6. 6. 0. as stated by you. The extra cost is for nickel plated finish. We wired you yesterday afternoon pointing out that we were unable to obtain a No. 4 watch in time to despatch by passenger train, but this was forwarded on to you direct from Smiths, by post last evening, and we trust has been safely received. Bs. {A J. Barnes - Assistant Manager} Stamp 1: RECEIVED 22 MAY 1914 Stamp 2: W.M. 22 MAY 1914 Handwritten side note: X/302 | ||