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 battery supplier acknowledging a report of buckled positive plates and arranging an inspection.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61\1\ scan0027 | |
| Date | 19th March 1926 | |
| x2065 DIRECTORS. SIR ARCHIBALD. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} GOLD. WILLIAM PETO. F.{Mr Friese} C. GRAHAM MENZIES. C.R.D. PRITCHETT. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} R.{Sir Henry Royce} N. MINCHIN. T. W. PRITCHETT. Telephone No 3667 VICTORIA (5Lines). Telegrams “STORAGE, SOWEST, LONDON”. CODES USED: BENTLEYS. OR A.B.C. 5TH EDITION. PRITCHETT & GOLD and E.P.S. COMPANY, LIMITED. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE BUSINESS OF PETO & RADFORD. 50, Grosvenor Gardens, Victoria, London, S.W.1. WORKS: DAGENHAM DOCK, ESSEX. YOUR REFERENCE: EFCI/T. OUR REFERENCE: ED{J. L. Edwards}/CB/1. RECEIVED MAR 20 1926 19th March. 1926. Messrs Rolls Royce Ltd. Derby. Dear Sirs, We have been instructed by our Mr G.R.N. Minchin to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 18th inst, regarding your battery of "PA{Mr Paterson}" 11 cells, and note that some of the positive plates are buckled. We propose to make arrangements for an immediate inspection of these cells, and when we have our representative's report we shall be in a position to communicate with you fully. Yours faithfully, PRITCHETT & GOLD AND E.P.S. COMPANY LIMITED. [Handwritten Note] F.F.C. Is this yours, please? If so, could I have a copy? R 20/3/26 | ||