Letter from Zenith Carburetter Co. regarding the supply of downdraught carburettors for a 3 1/2 litre engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 122\1\ scan0154 | |
| Date | 16th January 1935 | |
| The ZENITH CARBURETTER CO LTD 40 - 44 NEWMAN STREET LONDON W CARS DRIVEN BY OUR STAFF ARE AT CUSTOMERS OWN RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY. TELEGRAMS: ZENICARBUR, PHONE, LONDON. CODE: A.B.C. 5TH EDITION. ALSO AT LYONS, PARIS, DETROIT, TURIN, BERLIN. TELEPHONE: MUSEUM 9106-9. 16th January, 1935. Messrs. ROLLS-ROYCE LTD., D E R B Y. FOR THE ATTENTION OF F.W. SMITH, ESQ. EXPERIMENTAL DEPARTMENT. Dear Sirs, We wish to thank you for the courteous interview granted by your Mr. Smith to our Mr. North yesterday, when the question of carburation on your 3½ litre Engine was discussed. As arranged, we are sending you on sale or return a 48 m {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /m and a 42 m {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /m Downdraught Carburetter, and we also enclose blue prints of each of these. We shall feel obliged if you will let us know a few days before you are ready to conduct tests, so that we can arrange for one of our Experts to carry out the necessary adjustments at your Works. Meanwhile, We remain, dear Sirs, Yours faithfully, THE ZENITH CARBURETTER CO. LTD. General Manager. TLT/MB. Enclos: Blue prints. | ||
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).