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 British Insulated Cables Ltd. concerning the supply of stainless steel wire for ignition cables.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61\1\ scan0299 | |
| Date | 6th June 1936 | |
| 861101 TELEGRAMS: "LIMITED, HELSBY." REGISTERED B TRADE MARK TELEPHONE Nº 66. WORKS: PRESCOT AND HELSBY. HEAD OFFICE: PRESCOT, LANCS. TELEGRAMS: "INSULATOR, PRESCOT." TELEPHONE Nº 6571 PRESCOT. TEN LINES - PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. British Insulated Cables Ltd. Makers of B.I. CABLES Manufactures: ALUMINIUM. SHEETS & SECTIONS. BOXES. JOINT, SERVICE, NETWORK. CABLES. FOR ALL ELECTRICAL PURPOSES. COMMUTATOR BARS. COMPOUNDS. CONDENSERS. STATIC. COPPER. STRANDS & SECTIONS. FLEXIBLES. FUSE BOXES. KNIFE SWITCHES. METERS. OVERHEAD EQUIPMENT. RAILWAY, TRAMWAY, LIGHT & POWER. PAPER PINIONS. PILLARS & KIOSKS. RAIL BONDS. VARNISHES. WELDERS. ELECTRIC. WIRE. ALUMINIUM. COPPER. COTTON COVERED. ENAMELLED. SILK COVERED. FUSE. TROLLEY. WIRING SYSTEMS. [LOGO: NATIONAL SCHEME FOR DISABLED MEN] H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} West, Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., DERBY. HELSBY, NEAR WARRINGTON. PLEASE ADDRESS THE COMPANY AND REFER TO EAB. 6th. June, 1936. Special Ignition Cable. Dear Mr. West, Further to our telephone conversation of yesterday afternoon. I find that as a matter of fact we can obtain stainless steel wire in finer gauges than .012" and we actually have in stock 2 or 3 lbs. of .0076" which is what I should suggest to meet your requirements. If you would like us to make you a short length say 50 yards of 23/.0076" which is the size I now suggest as the most likely to meet your requirements, I will put a length in hand at once. With regard to such investigations as are being made to further improve ignition cable. You may be sure that I will do my utmost to keep you in touch. Yours faithfully, British Insulated Cables Limited. [Signature: Ernest A Bayles] Works Manager Helsby. | ||