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 declining a request to hire a Rotational Accelerometer, offering to sell one instead.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 175\4\ img139 | |
| Date | 30th June 1931 | |
| TELEGRAMS: UNIPivot, KNIGHTS, LONDON. CODES: A.B.C.(5TH AND 6TH EDITIONS). WESTERN UNION: BENTLEY'S. TELEPHONE: SLOANE 9146 (3 LINES). 8398 CAMBRIDGE INSTRUMENT COMPANY, LIMITED, MANUFACTURERS OF MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTS OF PRECISION REGD. TRADE MARK. WORKS LONDON AND CAMBRIDGE. HEAD OFFICE AND SHOWROOMS: 45, GROSVENOR PLACE, LONDON. S.W.1. YOUR REF.... Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}7/MJ. IN REPLY PLEASE QUOTE.... FW/JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Expl. Dept. 30th June, 1931. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, With reference to your letter of June 25th sent to our Works at Cambridge and Mr. Collins reply to you of the 26th, we regret that we are unable to supply one of our Rotational Accelerometers on hire for a fortnight as these instruments are only supplied to firm order. The apparatus is not such a very expensive one, when one bears in mind the work it does and the fact that it has given very good results under varying conditions. We are, of course, perfectly willing to guarantee it in every way and, if you so desire it, would be willing to supply an instrument on the understanding that you could satisfy yourselves fully on this point before making payment. Regretting that we are unable to comply with your request on this occasion: [Stamp: RECEIVED 2 - JUL 1931] We are, Yours faithfully, for CAMBRIDGE INSTRUMENT CO. LTD. [Signature] Director. ENCL. Quotation No. 511. | ||