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 dispatch of idle jets and providing supplier information for a blowing plant and flow meters.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 122\4\ scan0122 | |
| Date | 5th April 1938 | |
| The ZENITH CARBURETTER CO. LTD 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 STAMPED: HONEYPOT LANE STANMORE MIDDLESEX ADJOINING QUEENSBURY UNDERGROUND STATION 5th April 1938 Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Attention: Mr. Ratcliffe Dear Sirs, In connection with Mr. Rowbotham's visit to these Works yesterday, we have pleasure in advising you that the 12 x 70 Morse idle jets for the DC-42 carburetter were despatched to you yesterday marked for your attention. In reference to the blowing plant, the firm who supplied our most recent blower is "The Norman Engineering Company, Hytor Works, Commerce Way, Waddon, Surrey." If you care to deal with these people you will find that they are very helpful and will go to no end of trouble in order to give you satisfaction. Our direct reading flow meters for the fuel side were supplied by "Messrs. Trost Bros. Ltd., 110, Victoria Street, London, S.W.1.," and the instrument is styled a "Rotameter". These rotameters can be obtained to measure the flow rates of any fuel, which fuel of course must be specified in order that the instrument can be graduated 1. | ||