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 requesting to borrow a Delco 6 volt 15-T9 battery for testing to provide a suitable replacement.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 164\3\ img144 | |
| Date | 9th March 1938 | |
| 6021. TELEPHONE | RAINHAM 34. TELEGRAMS | (ESSEX) LONDON OFFICE 50 GROSVENOR GARDENS. S.W.1 MANUFACTURERS of ACCUMULATORS for over 50 years. PETO & RADFORD Proprietors - Pritchett & Gold and E.P.S. Company Ltd WORKS DAGENHAM DOCK ESSEX. YOUR REF: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}4/R OUR REF: ESC/MH.{M. Huckerby} CHILDS 9th March 1938. L W H 9 7 7 3/4 Messrs. Rolls Royce Limited, D E R B Y. Dear Sirs, Referring to paragraph No. 2 of our letter of the 1st instant, we regret to say that we have found it impossible to purchase a Delco 6 volt 15-T9 battery. We are very anxious to obtain capacity details in connection with this type, and we shall, therefore, be pleased to know if you will be willing to lend us the battery which you already have, and whilst we are testing it and preparing our report we could arrange to supply you with a suitable replacement type to use in its place. Yours faithfully, PETO & RADFORD. T.S. Chapman | ||