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 Zenith Carburetter Co. Ltd regarding the preparation of six sample torsion springs for a Stromberg DC-42 carburetter.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 122\2\ scan0128 | |
| Date | 11th March 1937 | |
| The ZENITH CARBURETTER CO.LTD HONEYPOT LANE STANMORE MIDDLESEX ADJOINING QUEENSBURY UNDERGROUND STATION 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: WORDSWORTH 2213. 11th March, 1937. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., D E R B Y. Your Ref:Experimental Dept.Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GR.{George Ratcliffe}20/AP. Dear Sirs, For the attention of Mr. Ratcliffe. Torsion Spring P.17068. 30 HP.Stromberg DC-42. In reply to your letter of the 5th instant, this is to advise that six sample springs are being prepared, and will reach you in due course. As regards the last paragraph of your letter, we had really not considered the matter, because the spring which is used on the EEC-3 Phantom carburetter was designed by Rolls-Royce, and we have supplied what has been asked for. Yours faithfully, THE ZENITH CARBURETTER CO. LTD. A.L. Palmer AEP/LT. | ||