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 Rotax Limited detailing the delivery status for Switches, Carbon Brushes, Springs, Spanners, Magnetos, and Motors.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 168a\2\ img210 | |
| Date | 8th February 1936 | |
| Rotax LIMITED AVIATION DEPARTMENT WILLESDEN JUNCTION LONDON N.W.10 TELEPHONE WILLESDEN 2480 (Private Bch.{F. H. Birchmore - Chassis Delivery Manager} Exch.) TELEGRAMS: RODYNALITE PHONE LONDON DIRECTORS: PETER F.{Mr Friese} BENNETT, OLIVER LUCAS, F.H. WALKER, A.B. WARING, A.G. BENSTEAD Handwritten top right: 86139 8th February 1936. Roy{Sir Henry Royce}/GC4/MW. EEP/ACC. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, Nightingale Road, DERBY. Dear Sirs, In reply to your letters 30th ultimo and 5th instant regarding the position of items called for on various orders, we have obtained the following promises from our Works. The Switches on Order No. 9747 will be ready for despatch on 15th February. Carbon Brushes and Springs to Order No. 9715 are being despatched to-day and a consignment of Spanners will be despatched by the end of next week. Both Magnetos to your Order No. 9277, Nos. 135008 and 130884 are ready for despatch together with both machines to your Order No. 9148. (Handwritten: N3CC) In reference to the Motors to your Order Nos. 9437 and 8129, these are at the moment in abeyance owing to a question of re-design and in this connection we would refer you to our Mr. West. (Handwritten: W3BO N3CJ) We have just been informed that a delivery of Spanners will be made early next week. Yours faithfully, for ROTAX LIMITED, [Signature] AIRCRAFT MAGNETOS Handwritten notes in margin: Merlin Spanners HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/W Handwritten notes at bottom: We have no action on BTH as Rotax "Watford" AIRCRAFT MAGNETOS advised were being used 12/2/36. | ||