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 The General Electric Co. Ltd. regarding the supply of longer replacement cables for a G.E.C. Bentley car radio.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 63\2\ scan0127 | |
| Date | 12th October 1935 | |
| CONTRACTORS TO H.M. ADMIRALTY, INDIA OFFICE, WAR OFFICE, G.P.O. AND THE LEADING HOME AND OVERSEAS RAILWAYS. REGISTERED TRADE MARK 86153 BEAM The General Electric Co Ltd Cable Address: POLYPHASE, LONDON. Codes: NEW STANDARD, LOMBARD. WESTERN UNION (5 LETTER EDITION.) A.B.C. (6TH EDITION.) AND PRIVATE. Telegraphic Address: ELECTRICITY, WESTCENT, LONDON. Telephone (LONDON) TEMPLE BAR 8000 (70 LINES) SPECIAL TRUNK LINE UP TO 6 P.M. TEMPLE BAR 2051. TELEPHONE EXTENSION. 61 YOUR REF. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst.13/MA. OUR REF. BC/HLR. TO ENSURE PROMPT ATTENTION PLEASE QUOTE ABOVE REFERENCE. MANUFACTURERS OF EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL. HEAD OFFICE: Magnet House, Kingsway, LONDON, W.C.2. 12th October, 1935. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. For attention of Mr.West. Dear Sirs, G.E.C. CAR RADIO - BENTLEY We thank you for your letter of the 8th inst. and confirming our telephone conversation of the 10th. we note that owing to a delay in the completion of the chassis in your Experimental Department you have so far been unable to instal our receiver. We also note our standard control cables appear to be too short for your requirements, and we are, therefore, arranging for our Works to despatch to you a replacement set the length of which will be as requested - twice the standard dimensions. As these longer cables will have to be specially constructed we crave your indulgence for a few days but you may rest assured that our Works will forward these cables as quickly as possible. If we can be of any further assistance to you please do not hesitate to get in touch with us. Yours faithfully, for and on behalf of THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.LTD. WIRELESS DEPARTMENT. P.S. We are also arranging for our Works to forward to you a replacement dial lead which will also be of twice the standard length as we presume that you require to replace this particular lead as well as the cables. TO ENSURE PROMPT ATTENTION MATTERS REFERRING TO VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS SHOULD BE WRITTEN ON SEPARATE SHEETS. WORKS: WITTON, BIRMINGHAM. COVENTRY. MANCHESTER. HAMMERSMITH, WEMBLEY, LEMINGTON-ON-TYNE, ERITH. SOUTHAMPTON, LONDON. HOME BRANCHES: ABERDEEN, BELFAST, BIRMINGHAM, BLACKBURN, BLACKPOOL, BRIGHTON, BRISTOL, CARDIFF, CORK, CROYDON (WEST), DUBLIN, DUNDEE, EDINBURGH, GLASGOW, GLOUCESTER, HULL, INVERNESS, IPSWICH, LEEDS, LEICESTER, LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, MIDDLESBROUGH, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, NOTTINGHAM, PLYMOUTH, SHEFFIELD, SOUTHAMPTON, STOKE-ON-TRENT, SWANSEA. OVERSEAS COMPANIES: AUSTRALIA: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, PERTH, NEWCASTLE. (BRANCH AGENCIES at Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart & Suva) NEW ZEALAND: WELLINGTON, AUCKLAND, & CHRISTCHURCH. CHINA & MANCHURIA: SHANGHAI, HONG KONG AND DAIREN. (BRANCH AGENCIES AT Hankow & Tientsin). FEDERATED MALAY STATES & STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, SINGAPORE & KUALA LUMPUR. INDIA: CALCUTTA, BOMBAY, MADRAS, LAHORE, CAWNPORE, KARACHI & RANGOON. SOUTH AFRICA: JOHANNESBURG, CAPE TOWN, DURBAN & PORT ELIZABETH. (BRANCH AGENCIES at Bulawayo, Salisbury, N'Dola & East London). SOUTH AMERICA: BUENOS AIRES. FRANCE: PARIS. HOLLAND: THE HAGUE. AGENCIES IN ALL OTHER PRINCIPAL TOWNS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. | ||