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 Klaxon Limited regarding the release of a motor from testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 150\2\ scan0357 | |
| Date | 12th April 1940 | |
| Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} / Edwards ON ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY LISTS. 1280 KLAXON ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS WORKS: BIRMINGHAM ESTABLISHED 1909 FRACTIONAL H.P. MOTORS - GEARED MOTOR UNITS - ROTARY CONVERTORS - GENERATORS - SPEED GOVERNORS - TIME & FIRE SIGNALS & SYRENS - RELAYS - PROGRAMME RINGERS - STAFF LOCATORS - PUSH SWITCHES TELEGRAMS KLAXONET - LONDON TELEPHONE PARK 6661 (3 LINES) KLAXON LIMITED 201 - HOLLAND PARK AVENUE LONDON - W - II DIRECTORS C. R.{Sir Henry Royce} GENTRY. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} T. COOK. SECRETARY: L.D. PEARCE. YOUR REF Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/ED.{J. L. Edwards}7/GH.10.4.40 OUR REF. CRG/DH{D. Henderson - Showroom} Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, DERBY. Twelfth April 1940 (Friday) Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of your letter dated 10th April under the above reference. In reply, we wish to state that we are releasing the motor from test this day and same should reach you from our Birmingham Works tomorrow (Saturday) 13th April. Yours faithfully, KLAXON LIMITED. C.R. Gentry. Director. | ||