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 accumulator manufacturer Peto & Radford offering to visit and discuss a problem with a new battery being tested.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 164\3\ img126 | |
Date | 2nd February 1938 | |
TELEPHONE RAINHAM, 34. TELEGRAMS (ESSEX) LONDON OFFICE: 50, GROSVENOR GARDENS. S.W.1 Manufacturers of Accumulators for over 50 years. PETO & RADFORD Proprietors - Pritchett & Gold and E.P.S. Company Ltd. WORKS DAGENHAM DOCK, ESSEX. YOUR REF Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}4/R OUR REF ESC/MH.{M. Huckerby} 2nd February 1938. Rolls Royce Limited, D E R B Y. For the attention of Mr. W.A. Robotham. Dear Sirs, We are sorry to note from your letter of the 31st January to Mr. Minchin, who is at present away on holiday, that you have experienced a certain amount of trouble with the new type of battery which you have been testing, and the writer will be very pleased to visit you in order to discuss the matter. We should like you to let us know what type of battery is involved, so that we can, if necessary, obtain some figures as regards internal resistance before arranging a definite date for the visit. Yours faithfully, PETO & RADFORD. E.S. Chapman. Handwritten notes: Top edge: 6021. Top right: RC{R. Childs} Centre: CHILDS - Arrange visit & tell GRY{Shadwell Grylls} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||