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 Ferranti Limited unable to supply Electrostatic Voltmeters and referring the inquiry to another company.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 53\1\ Scan152 | |
| Date | 13th December 1922 | |
| X4563 ALL COMMUNICATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. FERRANTI LIMITED, ELECTRICAL & GENERAL ENGINEERS, HOLLINWOOD, LANCASHIRE. [Logo: THE BRITISH ELECTRICAL AND ALLIED MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED IN THE YEAR 1905] [Logo: NATIONAL SCHEME FOR DISABLED MEN] TELEGRAMS: FERRANTI, HOLLINWOOD. TELEPHONE: Failsworth 161. (Private Branch Exchange) WHL/MD Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Rd., DERBY. December 13th. 1922. Your Ref. Our Ref. 355/HG 224. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your valued enquiry of the 11th. inst., Ref. ROY {Sir Henry Royce} /GEA11/FJ111222, but regret to have to inform you that we do not manufacture Electrostatic Voltmeters, and as we can only supply A.C. instruments in the Moving Iron and Induction types we are compelled to ask you to excuse us from quoting in this instance. In view of this we beg to refer you to: Messrs. Everett Edgcumbe & Co., Ltd., 117, Victoria Street, Westminster, LONDON S.W.1. who will no doubt be able to meet your requirements. Hoping to be favoured with a continuance of your valued enquiries when you are in the market for our lines of manufacture, when we hope to be more fortunate. We are, Yours faithfully, FERRANTI LIMITED, R. {Sir Henry Royce} H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Schofield, Sales Manager. | ||