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 The General Electric Co. Ltd. regarding difficulties fitting their car radio into a new Bentley and the planned fitting to a Rolls-Royce Phantom III.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 63\2\ scan0180 | |
| Date | 31th December 1935 | |
| CONTRACTORS TO H.M. ADMIRALTY, INDIA OFFICE, WAR OFFICE, G.P.O. AND THE LEADING HOME AND OVERSEAS RAILWAYS. REGISTERED TRADE MARK 86153 Telegraphic Address: ELECTRICITY, WESTCENT. LONDON. Telephone (LONDON) TEMPLE BAR 8000 (70 LINES) SPECIAL TRUNK LINE UP TO 6 P.M. TEMPLE BAR 2051 MANUFACTURERS OF EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL. HEAD OFFICE: Magnet House, Kingsway, LONDON, W.C.2. Cable Address: POLYPHASE, LONDON. Codes: NEW STANDARD, LOMBARD. WESTERN UNION (5 LETTER EDITION) A.B.C. (5TH EDITION) AND PRIVATE. 31st December, 1935. TELEPHONE EXTENSION. 323 YOUR REF. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst.13/MA OUR REF. BC/HLR. TO ENSURE PROMPT ATTENTION PLEASE QUOTE ABOVE REFERENCE. WORKS: WITTON, BIRMINGHAM. COVENTRY, MANCHESTER. HAMMERSMITH, WEMBLEY. LEMINGTON-ON-TYNE, ERITH. SOUTHAMPTON, LONDON HOME BRANCHES: ABERDEEN, BELFAST, BIRMINGHAM, BLACKBURN, BLACKPOOL, BRIGHTON, BRISTOL, CARDIFF, CORK, CROYDON (WEST), DUBLIN, DUNDEE, EDINBURGH, GLASGOW, GLOUCESTER, HULL, INVERNESS, IPSWICH, LEEDS, LEICESTER, LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, MIDDLESBROUGH, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, NOTTINGHAM, PLYMOUTH, SHEFFIELD, SOUTHAMPTON, STOKE-ON-TRENT, SWANSEA. OVERSEAS COMPANIES: AUSTRALIA: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, PERTH, NEWCASTLE. (BRANCH AGENCIES AT Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart & Suva) NEW ZEALAND: WELLINGTON, AUCKLAND, & CHRISTCHURCH CHINA & MANCHURIA: SHANGHAI, HONG KONG AND DAIREN. (BRANCH AGENCIES AT Hankow & Tientsin). FEDERATED MALAY STATES & STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, SINGAPORE & KUALA LUMPUR. INDIA: CALCUTTA, BOMBAY, MADRAS, LAHORE, CAWNPORE, KARACHI & RANGOON SOUTH AFRICA: JOHANNESBURG, CAPE TOWN, DURBAN & PORT ELIZABETH. (BRANCH AGENCIES AT Bulawayo, Salisbury, N'Dola & East London). SOUTH AMERICA: BUENOS AIRES. FRANCE: PARIS. HOLLAND: THE HAGUE. AGENCIES IN ALL OTHER PRINCIPAL TOWNS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. For the attention of H.E.West Esq. Dear Sir, G.E.C. CAR RADIO Confirming the writers recent visit to your Works we note with regret that you are still experiencing serious mechanical difficulties in connection with the mounting of our car radio equipment in the new Bentley, largely owing to the position of the bijur pedal. We regret that we have to confirm the remarks in our letter of the 10th inst. to the effect that it will not be a commercial proposition for us to alter the mechanical design of our current car radio equipment to suit the Bentley cars. We are, however, pleased to note that it is your intention to fit our receiver to the Rolls-Royce "Phantom 3" and will welcome your report in due course of the result which, we trust, will be favourable. Assuring you of our continued co-operation, We are, Yours faithfully, for and on behalf of THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LTD. A.H.Anson WIRELESS DEPARTMENT. ENCLOSURES: TO ENSURE PROMPT ATTENTION MATTERS REFERRING TO VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS SHOULD BE WRITTEN ON SEPARATE SHEETS. | ||