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 regarding the specifications and delivery of special flexible tubing for experiments.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61\1\ scan0293 | |
| Date | 2nd April 1936 | |
| TELEGRAMS: "LIMITED, HELSBY." TELEPHONE Nº 66. WORKS: PRESCOT AND HELSBY. REGISTERED B TRADE MARK HEAD OFFICE: PRESCOT, LANCS. TELEGRAMS: "INSULATOR, PRESCOT" TELEPHONE Nº 6571 PRESCOT. TEN LINES - PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE British Insulated Cables Ltd., Makers of B.I. CABLES Handwritten: V6110 Manufactures: ALUMINIUM. SHEETS & SECTIONS. BOXES. JOINT, SERVICE, NETWORK. CABLES. FOR ALL ELECTRICAL PURPOSES. COMMUTATOR BARS. COMPOUNDS. CONDENSERS. STATIC. COPPER. STRANDS & SECTIONS. FLEXIBLES. FUSE BOXES. KNIFE SWITCHES. METERS. OVERHEAD EQUIPMENT. RAILWAY, TRAMWAY, & POWER. PAPER PINIONS. PILLARS & KIOSKS. RAIL BONDS. VARNISHES. WELDERS. ELECTRIC. WIRE. ALUMINIUM. COPPER. COTTON COVERED. ENAMELLED. SILK COVERED. FUSE. TROLLEY. WIRING SYSTEMS. (NATIONAL SCHEME FOR DISABLED MEN logo) H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} West, Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., DERBY. HELSBY, NEAR WARRINGTON. PLEASE ADDRESS THE COMPANY AND REFER TO EAB/FJ. 2nd. April, 1936. Dear Mr. West, Special Flexible Tube. Further to our letter of the 28th. ult., we have to-day sent to you under separate cover, a length of approximately six feet of the larger size Flexible Tube for your experiments. We have pushed in at one end a three foot length of Sistoflex Tubing, and have enclosed two further lengths of tubing in the parcel. The construction of the tube is as follows :- Diameters. Internal External Sistoflex 1.000" 1.050" Metallic Flexible Tube 1.125" 1.350" Cotton Braid (clear lacquered) 1.375" Tinned Copper Braid 1.430" Phosphor Bronze Strip Braid 1.490" No doubt you will favour us with your comments in due course. Yours faithfully, British Insulated Cables Limited. E A Bayles Works Manager Helsby. | ||