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 S.U. Company regarding H.V.3 carburetters and the sending of No.6 needles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 31\5\ Scan043 | |
| Date | 6th April 1933 | |
| X1487 STATION:- ADDERLEY PARK, L.M.&S.RLY S.U. CARBURETTER FLEXIBLE SILENT THE S.U. COMPANY. PROPRIETORS: MORRIS INDUSTRIES LTD TELEPHONES: EAST 1662 AND EAST 1663. East Works, Bordesley Green Road, Adderley Park – Birmingham, 8. TELEGRAMS:- FLEXCARBUR, BIRMINGHAM. General Manager: T.C. Skinner. Your Ref. Our Ref. TCS/DT April 6/33. Mr. W.A.Robotham, Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Mr. Robotham, I thank you for your letter of the 5th inst., but according to our records we sent you a pair of what we term our H.V.3 carburetter, namely 1¾" throttle bore. These were despatched on the 29th ult., our A.N. 65703. Are you sure that those you are referring to now are the same pair.? As requested I am sending you herewith six No.6 needles. Yours sincerely, TCSkinner | ||