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 British Carbons Ltd. regarding samples of carbon brushes to match a provided sample and a request for a specimen of a smaller brush.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 166\1\ img031 | |
| Date | 21th December 1923 | |
| Tel. 5225. CODES: A.B.C. 5th EDITION. LIEBER'S. 86093. British Carbons LIMITED. DIRECTORS: A.{Mr Adams} SOUTHERN. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} SAMPSON. B. HOLBREY. MANUFACTURERS OF CARBON BRUSHES FOR MOTORS & DYNAMOS. CAR DYNAMO & STARTER BRUSHES, MAGNETO CARBONS. PROGRESS WORKS., CROWTHER STREET. BRADFORD, YORKS. 21st December, 1923 Messrs ROLLS-ROYCE., Electrical Dept., DERBY. WST Dear Sirs, With reference to interview given to our Mr. N.K. Thomson, for which we thank you, we are making up samples to match your sample marked "EGO", handed to him. We should be obliged if you would let us have specimen of the smaller Brush (in our Grade G.20) for which you also require samples and quotation. Thanking you, we are, Yours faithfully, p.p. BRITISH CARBONS. LTD W Hamsworth | ||