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Letter from The Light Production Co. Ltd. confirming receipt of drawings and an order for 14 pistons.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\1\ scan0180 | |
| Date | 3rd July 1939 | |
| 1256 TELEPHONE: VICTORIA 0671 (5 LINES). CODES: A.B.C. 5TH EDITION. ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. ON ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE AND AIR MINISTRY LISTS. THE LIGHT PRODUCTION CO. LTD PROPRIETORS OF THE LONDON PISTON RING CO. LIMITED. ENGINEERS CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR: M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} V.{VIENNA} ROBERTS. DIRECTORS: E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} C. DAVIES, WM. THISTLE. 60/66, ROCHESTER ROW, WESTMINSTER, S.W.1 WORKS AND GOODS ADDRESS: 61/67, GREENCOAT PLACE, WESTMINSTER, S.W.1. TELEGRAMS: INLAND, NAPOLEONIC, SOWEST, LONDON. FOREIGN, NAPOLEONIC, LONDON. OUR REF. GWT/DP 3rd July, 1939. YOUR REF. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation}17/JH. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Experimental Dept., DERBY. [Watermark: PARCHMENT] [Handwritten: CTS{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} File] Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of your letter of the 29th ultimo reference as above addressed for the attention of Mr. Brooks, but as he is at present away on annual vacation, we are dealing with this matter in his absence. We thank you for your further drawing No. EB. 4740 and would say that the details of the altered design EB.4587 are now quite clear, and we anticipate despatching supplies during the course of this week. We are proceeding with the drawings and will forward two blue prints for your records in due course. We now have to acknowledge receipt of your further order for 14 Pistons to drawing EW.2170 having the .360 bump, and would confirm that this is having our immediate attention, and we are obtaining a blue print of the drawing for this which is our No. P.466. Yours faithfully, [Signature: G.W. Thistle] FOR THE LIGHT PRODUCTION CO. LTD. | ||