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).
Copy of a letter from The British Thomson-Houston Company Limited regarding an enquiry for Bakelite samples.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 39\3\ Scan060 | |
| Date | 27th April 1921 | |
| X.3573. COPY OF LETTER RECEIVED FROM:- THE BRITISH THOMSON-HOUSTON COMPANY LIMITED, LOWER FORD STREET, COVENTRY. H.A.S. Messrs Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Nightingale Road, D E R B Y. 27th. April 1921. Dear Sirs, X 3513 BAKELITE. We beg to acknowledge with thanks receipt of your letter dated 22nd. Inst. bearing your reference "Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead}5/NJ22421" enquiring whether we are in a position to supply you with a few pieces of Bakelite for some experiments which you wish to conduct. Unfortunately, we have no pieces of Bakelite available of the particular section named by you, we are arranging, however, to send to you under separate cover two bakelite discs which we anticipate you might be able to use for your experiments. Yours faithfully, E.GARTON. MANAGER OF SALES DEPT. COVENTRY WORKS. HAS/HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||