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 a radiator supplier unable to comment on a Harrison Vee Bonded core, instead offering their own patented film block for testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149a\2\ scan0183 | |
| Date | 14th September 1933 | |
| MANAGING DIRECTOR: CHARLES SEARLE. TELEPHONES: EUSTON 2188 & 2189. [Handwritten Note: X 4516.] SECURE SATISFACTION. THE SEARLE RADIATOR COMPANY Ltd. AUTOMOBILE AND AERONAUTICAL RADIATOR MANUFACTURERS & REPAIRERS. SHEET METAL SPECIALISTS. MANUFACTURERS 53, BAYHAM STREET, MANUFACTURERS OF CAMDEN TOWN, OF WINGS, UNDERSHIELDS, LONDON, THE SEARLE PATENT PANELS, BONNETS, N.W.1. FILM RADIATOR TANKS, SILENCERS, BLOCKS. LAMPS, ETC. TRADE SUPPLIED. OXY-ACETYLENE GUARANTEED REPAIRS. WELDING. Our Ref. LCG/CS. Your Ref. Despatch Department: 46, LITTLE KING STREET, N.W.1. HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey}10/KP. September 14th.1933. Messrs.Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. For the attention of the Experimental Dept. Dear Sirs, With further reference to our letter of the 7th.inst., we beg to advise you that we have not been called upon to fit the Harrison Vee Bonded core and therefore we are unable to comment on same. We have however much pleasure in mentioning that our latest Searle patent film block has been fitted in numerous types of American radiators for such firms as Messrs.Chrysler Cars Ltd., and Messrs.General Motors Ltd.,with complete satisfaction and the greatest efficiency both as regards cooling and service. We shall be more than pleased for you to accept our previous offer thereby enabling your goodselves to thoroughly test our block. Awaiting the favour of your reply in due course when the matter will receive our immediate attention. We are, Dear Sirs, Yours faithfully, THE SEARLE RADIATOR COMPANY LTD. [Signature] [Handwritten Note: LID{A. J. Lidsey}] | ||