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 Arundel & Co. offering a newly re-designed Autovac for testing purposes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 40\4\ Scan010 | |
| Date | 5th November 1919 | |
| MANCHESTER EXCHANGE TUESDAYS & FRIDAYS. No. 14 PILLAR. Partners: J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} HIGGINSON. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} ARUNDEL. X3579 Telegrams: "ARUNDEL, STOCKPORT." Telephone No. 348 (Two Lines). TELEPHONE NO. 808 (2 LINES) (Strikethrough) ARUNDEL & Co., SOVEREIGN WORKS, STOCKPORT. CODES: A B C 4th & 5th EDITIONS and LIEBER'S. Patentees and Makers of the PATENT AUTOVAC PETROL FEED. Higginson, Arundel & Jay's Patents, Nos 12835/1911. 20191/14. 10770/1915. Your Ref: EH9/LG Our Ref. 3/2 Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. RECEIVED STAMP: 8 NOV 1919 Nov. 5th 1919. Dear Sirs, For the attention of Mr. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. Hines. Re Autovacs. We are duly in receipt of yours of the 3rd., and would inform you that we have now entirely re-designed the Autovac, hence our reason for desiring you to have our latest model for testing purposes, and with your permission we should very much like to send you a sample of same so that you can make the tests mentioned. It will not be necessary for you to send an official order, as we are quite willing to supply this free of charge. We await the favour of your reply, and are, Yours faithfully, For ARUNDEL & CO: S. Sheffield Hick Manager. | ||