| RefNo | MS/928/2/148 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from F Smith, Hotel Quisisana, Capri, Italy, to Charles Vernon Boys |
| Creator | Smith; Frederick John Jervis- (1848-1911); British physicist |
| Recipient | Boys; Sir Charles Vernon (1855-1944); British physicist and inventor |
| Date | 1 February 1895 |
| Description | Describes the design of blocks on a v-hole and plane system, with some detail drawings. The same system has been used for wall brackets [illustrated on a separate drawing sheet]. Notes that the geometric slide for holding styli is incorporated in a patent. Boys's square arrangement is original. Nothing of Smith's is published yet and he suggests a joint patent. |
| Extent | 3p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | On paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |