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 Falcon Accumulators regarding a delay in delivering a 12-volt battery for testing purposes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 164\4\ img178 | |
| Date | 5th October 1934 | |
| 86122 TELEPHONE :- GERRARDS CROSS 558 TELEGRAMS:- FALFOR CODE A.B.C. 5TH EDITION FALCON ACCUMULATORS (FOREIGN RIGHTS) SYNDICATE PROPRIETORS - HENNEN EDGELOW - FALCON WORKS, OAK END WAYE GERRARD'S CROSS BUCKS AWARDS EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE DE LIEGE - MÉDAILLE D'ARGENT EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE DE LUXEMBOURG - DIPLÔME D'HONNEUR OUR REF HE/GJ. YOUR REF HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/WST/3/MA. WST Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited., DERBY. Dear Sirs, We regret that we have not yet delivered to you, the 12 volt Battery, which you requested us to forward to your good-selves for testing purposes. Owing to the delay in the Manufacturers executing a bulk order for Containers, the delay is entirely beyond our control. The delivery of the Containers are promised in the next few days, we would assure you immediately the containers are received by us, your esteemed instructions will be executed without further delay. We have not experienced delay of the above nature before which in the present instant, is caused through our changing over to a fresh source of supply, which will result in a better class Container being used for our batteries in the future. Trusting that the unavoidable delay has not caused you any inconvenience and that your kind indulgence in the matter is assured. We are, yours faithfully, FALCON ACCUMULATORS (FOREIGN RIGHTS) SYNDICATE. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Edgelow | ||