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 coachbuilder regarding the dispatch and wiring instructions for door switches.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 117\2\ scan0020 | |
| Date | 5th May 1939 | |
| 1021. PARK, WARD & CO. LTD COACHBUILDERS OFFICIALLY APPOINTED RETAILERS OF ROLLS ROYCE CARS (SHOWROOMS - 40 CONDUIT STREET) 473 HIGH ROAD, WILLESDEN LONDON. N.W.10 DIRECTORS: A.T. ROBERTS . W.M. PARK . C.W. WARD . W.C. THORNE . J.A. FALCONER . C.A. C. FALCONER . W.S. PAGE TELEPHONE: WILLESDEN 2595 (6 LINES) TELEGRAMS: WARENPAR, WILLROAD, LONDON PLEASE QUOTE FOLLOWING REF. AT/BB. Your Ref. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}9./JH. 5th May, 1939. Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd, Experimental Department, Derby. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of yesterday, and have pleasure in informing you that the two door switches to our requirements are being despatched to you under separate cover, and we trust will arrive without delay. In regard to the three-way switch which is marked "lower div" it is necessary that the black feed wire should be inserted in the connection between the lettering on the base of the switch - DRP and RAFI. The ebonite at this point has been slightly filed for guidance. Yours faithfully, for PARK WARD & CO. LTD. [Signature] Repairs & Service Dept. [Handwritten note next to date]: FD{Frank Dodd - Bodies} [Handwritten note bottom right]: noted Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD{Frank Dodd - Bodies} | ||