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 Walter H. Johnson regarding a delay in replying and hesitation to supply a specific Coil and Ignition Switch.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 52\3\ Scan277 | |
| Date | 15th November 1917 | |
| X.2814 WALTER H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} JOHNSON. SOLE REPRESENTATIVE FOR EUROPE REMY ELECTRIC COMPANY JONSOMOTO, LONDON 3644 & 3645 REGENT. A.B.C.CODE 5TH EDITION. YOUR REF Wd {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} /W7/E61117. S.D. OUR REF. WOK/EAA 14, PANTON STREET, LONDON. S.W.1. 15th November, 1917. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, Derby. STAMP: REC'D 16 NOV 1917 STAMP: RECEIVED 16 NOV 19 17 RECEIVED Attention of Mr. J. {Mr Johnson W.M.} W. Whitehead. Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of your letter of the 6th inst., and wish to advise you that this letter has not been replied to before this date for the reason that our Mr. Kennington has been absent from the Office for the last week, and it has been waiting his return. With reference to the Coil which you require we are extremely sorry not to have been able to despatch this, and also the Ignition Switch you require, but inasmuch as we are not certain of the exact speeds and engines for which you require it we hesitate to risk supplying you with something which might not be entirely satisfactory. To further explain our attitude we wish to point out that we have already supplied you with several different types of Coils, and further that we have several more types of Coils with which we have not supplied you. We have supplied you from time to time with the | ||