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 Klaxon Ltd. regarding an N.Z. Electric Motor and requesting a sample Fan Runner for modification.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 137\3\ scan0239 | |
| Date | 4th May 1940 | |
| ON ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY LISTS. KLAXON ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS 1158. MANUFACTURING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS ESTABLISHED 1909 WORKS: BIRMINGHAM FRACTIONAL H.P. MOTORS · GEARED MOTOR UNITS · ROTARY CONVERTORS · GENERATORS · SPEED GOVERNORS TIME & FIRE SIGNALS & SYRENS · RELAYS · PROGRAMME RINGERS · STAFF LOCATORS · PUSH SWITCHES TELEGRAMS KLAXONET - LONDON TELEPHONE PARK 6661 (3 LINES) KLAXON LIMITED 201 - HOLLAND PARK AVENUE LONDON - W - 11 DIRECTORS C. R.{Sir Henry Royce} GENTRY. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} T. COOK. SECRETARY: L. D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} PEARCE. REF Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/ED.{J. L. Edwards}8/GH.2.5.40 REF CRG/DH{D. Henderson - Showroom} Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited. DERBY. Fourth May 1940 (Saturday) Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of your letter dated 2nd May under the above reference. Regarding the N.Z. Electric Motor we recently sent you, you will appreciate we forwarded this to you with a view to you carrying out your tests. This is an entirely new model and was originally intended for Messrs. Clayton Dewandre. The modification that you now mention calls for some further consideration and to enable us to decide the speed required, will you please forward direct to our Works at Warwick Road, Tyseley, Birmingham 11, a sample of the Fan Runner which it is intended to fit to the motors. Regarding the costs, we are going into this and will write you further regarding same towards the latter part of next week. Yours faithfully, KLAXON LIMITED. C.R.Gentry. Director. | ||