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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 The Light Production Co. Ltd. regarding the position of outstanding orders for experimental pistons.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 148\1\  scan0167
Date  12th June 1939
  
1256.
TELEPHONE:
VICTORIA 0671 (5 LINES).
CODES:
A.B.C. 5TH EDITION.
ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY.
ON ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE AND AIR MINISTRY LISTS.
THE LIGHT PRODUCTION CO. LTD
PROPRIETORS OF THE LONDON PISTON RING CO. LIMITED.
CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR: M.V. ROBERTS.
DIRECTORS: E.G. DAVIES, WM. THIRTLE.
ENGINEERS
TELEGRAMS:
INLAND, NAPOLEONIC, SOWEST, LONDON.
FOREIGN, NAPOLEONIC, LONDON.
60/66, ROCHESTER ROW, WESTMINSTER, S.W.1
WORKS AND GOODS ADDRESS: 61/67, GREENCOAT PLACE, WESTMINSTER, S.W.1.
OUR REF. CHB/DP
YOUR REF. RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation}12/JH
12th June, 1939.
Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd.,
Experimental Dept.,
DERBY.
Dear Sirs,
For the attention of Mr. C.T. Salt.
We thank you for your letter of the 7th instant regarding the position of outstanding experimental Pistons, and so far as EW.2115 are concerned we regret the error in our letter of the 2nd instant, and can confirm that you have only received 13 and therefore we owe you 7 out of the total quantity of 20 ordered in the first place. These 7 are well forward and we hope to deliver at the beginning of next week.
With regard to EW.2121 there seems to be some misunderstanding here. You state that you have ordered 20 but your order No. 85836 definitely calls for 28, and the following are our despatches against your order together with dates and the corresponding advice note numbers.
7 despatched against advice note S.45944 dated May 5th.
16 despatched against advice note S.46277 dated 26th May.
This leaves 5 to complete which are on the point of being finished now and will go forward to you within the next day or two.
In verifying the foregoing, it will be of
  
  


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