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 supplier S. Smith & Sons regarding a new design and production timeline.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 156\2\ scan0272 | |
| Date | 23th August 1939 | |
| 105 1328? ENGINEERING AND ALLIED EMPLOYERS' NATIONAL FEDERATION 1918 CONTRACTORS TO ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY BY APPOINTMENT TO THE LATE KING GEORGE V TELEPHONE: GLADSTONE 3333 (40 LINES) TELEGRAMS: SPEEDOFAC, PHONE, LONDON. CABLES: SPEEDOFAC, LONDON. CODES: MARCONI, COMMERCIAL, BENTLEY'S. SMITH'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 14a JACKSONS ROW DEANSGATE MANCHESTER 21, DRURY STREET GLASGOW DUBLIN & BELFAST Please quote our reference: S.10 Your ref: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Ed.{J. L. Edwards}7/JH 23rd August, 1939. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd. DERBY. For the attention of Mr. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham. Dear Sirs, Replying to your letter of the 19th instant, we have noted your remarks and your explanation is quite clear to us. Instructions have been given to our Drawing Office to proceed with the necessary design, generally speaking in accordance with your sketch. We have nothing standard we can offer you and this means a new production and certain necessary experiments which will take a little time; therefore, we are afraid we must ask you to allow us two or three weeks in which to make these experiments, but from the particulars we have before us we are of the opinion it is a practical job and will function satisfactorily. We are bearing the question of price in mind. Yours faithfully, For S. SMITH & SONS (MOTOR ACCESSORIES) LIMITED. QS To avoid delay all envelopes should be addressed to the firm. | ||