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 Insulated Cables Ltd. confirming a cable order, price, and despatch.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61\1\ scan0279 | |
| Date | 9th January 1936 | |
| 86110 TELEGRAMS: "INSULATOR, PRESCOT." TELEPHONE Nº 6571 PRESCOT. TEN LINES - PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE WORKS: PRESCOT AND HELSBY. LONDON OFFICE: SURREY HOUSE, EMBANKMENT. W.C.2. TELEGRAMS: "AIRLIKE, ESTRAND, LONDON." TELEPHONE Nºs 4793-4-5 AND 6 TEMPLE BAR. British Insulated Cables Ltd. Makers of B.I. CABLES Manufactures: ALUMINIUM. SHEETS & SECTIONS. BOXES. JOINT, SERVICE, NETWORK. CABLES. FOR ALL ELECTRICAL PURPOSES. COMMUTATOR BARS. COMPOUNDS. CONDENSERS. STATIC. COPPER. STRANDS & SECTIONS. FLEXIBLES. FUSE BOXES. KNIFE SWITCHES. METERS. OVERHEAD EQUIPMENT. RAILWAY, TRAMWAY, & POWER. PAPER PINIONS. PILLARS & KIOSKS. RAIL BONDS. VARNISHES. WELDERS. ELECTRIC. WIRE. ALUMINIUM, COPPER, COTTON COVERED, ENAMELLED, SILK COVERED, FUSE, TROLLEY. WIRING SYSTEMS. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. Prescot, LANCASHIRE. 9th January 1936. PLEASE ADDRESS THE COMPANY AND REFER TO HL/JL/EC. Q.17136E. TELEPHONE EXTENSION Nº 491. Your Ref. ROY{Sir Henry Royce}/DN.4/ME. YOUR ORDER NO. 9416. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of yesterday's date, enclosing sample of material you require against the above order, and confirm advising you that this is Unisheath 7 metal braided Cable, for which our price is as follows :- 300 ft. Unisheath 7 Cable, metal braided, to B.E.S.A. Specification 4E3 section 5. £3 12 0d. lot. The above price includes free delivery and is subject to 2½% discount for cash monthly or 3¾% discount for cash in 8 days from date of invoice. We are pleased to inform you that our Works are despatching this material today. Yours faithfully, BRITISH INSULATED CABLES LIMITED. HLeicester Aero H.T cable | ||