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 to AC-Sphinx Sparking Plug Co. Ltd. regarding the procurement and testing of a small, compact car heater.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 137\2\ scan0158 | |
| Date | 23th September 1938 | |
| 1158 EXPERIMENTAL DEPARTMENT. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.9/JH. 23rd. September, 1938. AC-Sphinx Sparking Plug Co.Ltd., Dunstable, BEDS. For the attention of Mr.C.N. Faulconbridge. Your ref. CNF/GEB. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of 22nd. inst. re car heaters, and would be very interested to have your chief Engineer, Mr. Bennion Browne call on us to discuss this question with the writer. We are particularly interested in obtaining a small compact heater as the room availalbe for same is very restricted, and would like to discuss this with you, together with price considerations. We should require any heater which we used to have defrosting equipment integral with it. We suggest that you make an appointment with the writer for Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday of next week and would particularly like you to bring with you sample heaters of both types mentioned in your letter as we are anxious to have on test any heater likely to be suitable, in time for the coming cold weather. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||