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 Newton Brothers (Derby) Ltd. responding to an inquiry for a small generator, quoting a 25-30 week delivery time.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 168a\3\ img352 | |
| Date | 3rd March 1937 | |
| 6099 NEWTON BROTHERS (Derby) LTD. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS CONTRACTORS TO BRITISH ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY, INDIA OFFICE & POST OFFICE, DOMINIONS & COLONIAL GOVERNMENTS PRINCIPAL RAILWAYS, ETC., ETC. HEAD OFFICE & WORKS. ALFRETON ROAD, DERBY TELEPHONE DERBY 422 TELEGRAMS 'DYNAMO, DERBY' IMPERIAL BUILDINGS, 63 KINGSWAY, LONDON, W.C.2. TEL. HOLBORN 0623 CODES USED: A.B.C. 5TH & 6TH EDITION BENTLEYS, BENTLEYS SECOND. MANUFACTURERS OF DYNAMOS & MOTORS FOR ALL PURPOSES A.C. and D.C. PATENT REVERSING DRIVES H.T. AND M.F. WIRELESS GENERATORS, COMPLETE ELECTRIC LIGHTING & POWER PLANTS, PATENT HYDRAULIC POWER TRANSMISSIONS & VARIABLE DELIVERY CONSTANT PRESSURE PUMPS Messrs. Rolls Royce Limited, WST Nightingale Road, DERBY. Alfreton Road, Derby. Your Reference Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wst/6/AP. Please Refer to PC/General. Tel. Ext. 5. Date 3rd March, 1937. Dear Sirs, We refer to your enquiry of the 2nd inst. for a small A.C. or D.C. Generator for flood lighting work in connection with Cinema Photography, but would advise that we have no suitable development available to meet the service conditions indicated in your letter. Under present circumstances we should require a delivery approximating to 25/30 weeks and before proceeding further with the matter, it occurs to us to ask you if this delivery would be acceptable. Yours faithfully, For and on behalf of NEWTON BROTHERS (DERBY) LTD. [Signature] Director & General Manager. | ||