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 Drayton Regulator and Instrument Co. Ltd regarding a misdirected communication and the return of a Harrison unit.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 156\2\ scan0112 | |
| Date | 16th June 1938 | |
| 1328? The Drayton Regulator and Instrument Company Limited TELEPHONE: WEST DRAYTON 2611 TELEGRAMS: DRAYREG W. DRAYTON CODE: BENTLEY'S 2ND West Drayton, Middlesex, England. WORKS ADDRESS: HORTON ROAD YIEWSLEY, MIDDSX. YOUR REF EXPERIMENTAL DEPT Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.14/MH{M. Huckerby} OUR REF. 405693. REA/MH.{M. Huckerby} DATE June 16th 1938 Messrs Rolls Royce Limited. Derby. h.a.t R/1587 FOR THE ATTENTION OF MR C.S.STEADMAN Dear Sirs, We acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 15th inst, and would explain that the letter addressed to Messrs Bentley Motors Ltd and which has come to your notice is one of a series sent out to major car manufacturers, in order to obtain an idea of the potential market for the unit in question. We regret that by an oversight it was sent to Messrs Bentleys, and that as a consequence you have been troubled. We thank you for the information you have given us with regard to the use of the unit, but would explain that the cost of same will entirely depend upon the total annual market, and when we are in a position to estimate and fix the cost, we will again communicate with you. Under separate cover we are sending back the Harrison unit, and thank you very much indeed for giving us the opportunity of examining this. Yours faithfully, THE DRAYTON REGULATOR & INSTRUMENT COMPANY LTD pp. B.J. Wingfield. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} ENCLOSURE Harrison unit returned under separate cover. ON ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY & L.C.C. LISTS. - CONTRACTORS TO THE CROWN AGENTS, H.M.O.W. ETC. ON THE KING'S ROLL. | ||