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 insulation specialists H.E. Ashdown (Birmingham) Ltd. offering to supply Mica Commutator Rings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 50\5\ Scan152 | |
| Date | 28th January 1923 | |
| Y4333 COPY H.E. ASHDOWN (BIRMINGHAM) LTD. INSULATION SPECIALISTS. ALDRIDGE ROAD, PERRY BARR, BIRMINGHAM. HEA/MWF. Answd. 28.1.23 Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd. Electrical Dept., DERBY. Dear Sirs, We understand that you are making your own dynamo lighting sets, so you will obviously be interested in Mica Commutator Rings. As a recommendation, we might say little else but the fact that we supply all the lighting set makers exclusively, and have done so for the last few years. Our present output for rings is over 4,000 per week, and in a fortnight's time it will exceed 6,000. We shall be pleased to quote you or forward you any further particulars upon request. Yours faithfully, pp. H.E. ASHDOWN (BIRMINGHAM) LTD M.W. Fleming. [Watermark: MADE AT C...] | ||