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 Joseph Lucas Ltd. concerning the supply of a sample 12v starter battery and requesting an official order.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 35\1\ scan 107 | |
| Date | 14th November 1918 | |
| LUCAS PLEASE ATTACH THIS SLIP TO YOUR REPLY AND QUOTE WHEN COMMUNICATING ON THIS SUBJECT. SHOULD ALSO EXAMINE THIS REFERENCE TECHNICAL DEPT. CLB/GD ON THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, INDIA OFFICE, C.R.O. AND LEADING RAILWAYS MOTORALITIES, CYCLEALITIES DYNAMO LIGHTING SYSTEMS, MOTOR-CYCLEALITIES JOSEPH LUCAS LTD GREAT KING STREET BIRMINGHAM WHOLESALE DEPOTS LONDON 224, SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, W.C. MANCHESTER 277, DEANSGATE DUBLIN 41, MIDDLE ABBEY STREET NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE 15, GALLOWGATE TELEPHONES: CENTRAL 6730 Pvte. Bch.{F. H. Birchmore - Chassis Delivery Manager} Ex TELEGRAMS & CABLES: 'LUCAS, BIRMINGHAM' WHEN REPLYING PLEASE REFER TO CLB/GD. Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Nightingale Road, D E R B Y. Your Ref. EFOI/AT131118. 14th November, 1918. X. 2676 Dear Sirs, 12 v.{VIENNA} Starter Battery. We thank you for your letter of the 13th inst., contents of which we have duly noted. We shall be pleased to supply you with a further sample Starter Battery which we have put in hand, and which will be forwarded to you at the earliest possible moment. 2 Lucas 1260 C/2 Perhaps you will be good enough to send us an Official Order for this as well as the Dynamo No. E.575 which we have discussed in our other communication with you. Yours faithfully, JOSEPH LUCAS LIMITED. (ELECTRICAL DEPT.) C. L. Breeden MANAGER & CHIEF ENGINEER. [STAMP: RECEIVED 15 NOV 1918 ROLLS-ROYCE] [STAMP: RECEIVED 15 NOV 1918 LUCAS CONTROL DEPARTMENT + MUNITIONS OF WAR ACT 1915 +] [STAMP: RECEIVED 20 NOV 1918] [HANDWRITTEN NOTE:] Kindly instruct O O to issue a definite order By | ||