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 The Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co. Ltd. regarding the inability to supply 'Invar' Steel.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154a\1\ scan0022 | |
| Date | 14th November 1918 | |
| X.3407 CONTROLLED ESTABLISHMENT. MUNITIONS OF WAR ACT. 1915. Telegrams: INSTRUMENT, CAMBRIDGE. Codes Used: A.B.C. 5TH EDITION & WESTERN UNION. Telephone: CAMBRIDGE, No. 615 (3 Lines) THE CAMBRIDGE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY, LIMITED, GOLD MEDAL, LONDON, 1885. GRAND PRIX, PARIS, 1900. TWO GRAND PRIZES, ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} LOUIS, 1904. TWO GRAND PRIZES, MILAN, 1906. FIVE GRAND PRIZES, LONDON, 1908. HORS CONCOURS, BRUSSELS, 1910. HORS CONCOURS, TURIN, 1911. SOLE MAKERS IN GREAT BRITAIN OF THE DUDDELL OSCILLOGRAPHS THE CALLENDAR ELECTRIC RECORDER, THE THREAD RECORDER, THE BI-METER CO2 RECORDER, THE CAMBRIDGE OPTICAL PYROMETER, THE FÉRY RADIATION PYROMETER, ETC. ETC. YOUR REF. Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead}/HM{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs}11/E81118. CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND. IN REPLY PLEASE QUOTE FW/MTS. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. November 14th, 1918. Dear Sirs, In reply to your letter of November 8th, we are sorry that we cannot let you have any "Invar" Steel, as we only have a very small quantity, but we think you will be able to obtain a supply from Messrs. Cammell Laird & Co., Ltd., Cyclops Works, Sheffield. Yours faithfully, For THE CAMBRIDGE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT Co. LTD. [Signature: Wakeham] Sales' Manager. [Handwritten note: Order Office] | ||