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 Lissen Limited concerning the submission of car radio equipment for inspection and testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 63\3\ scan0071 | |
| Date | 28th July 1934 | |
| TELEGRAMS, INLAND: "LISSENIUM, PHONE, LONDON" TELEGRAMS, FOREIGN: "LISSENIUM, LONDON" MANUFACTURERS OF: RADIO COMPONENT PARTS, RADIO VALVES, COMPLETE RECEIVING SETS, RADIO GRAMOPHONES, H.T. BATTERIES & DRY CELLS, GRAMOPHONES, SPARKING PLUGS, CAR & MOTOR CYCLE BATTERIES, AUTO LAMPS, PRESS TOOLS, BAKELITE AND PLASTIC MOULDINGS, DIE-CASTINGS OF ALL KINDS, SMALL MACHINE REPETITION WORK AND STAMPINGS, CABINET WORK FOR ALL TRADES. DIRECTORS: AGNUS GOODFELLOW, (CHAIRMAN) A.H.SHEPPARD. W.T.WALKER, F.C.A. A.E.ALDRIDGE. A.V.PERRY. H.M. & COLONIAL GOVERNMENTS TELEPHONES: HOUNSLOW 2361 (16 LINES) (PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE) WORKS: EDMONTON, LONDON. LISSEN TRADE MARK REGISTERED OFFICES & WORKS: LISSEN LIMITED LISSENIUM WORKS, WORPLE ROAD, ISLEWORTH, MIDDLESEX. SCIENTIFIC, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. OUR REF. CR{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester}/KHK/J TEL. EXT. 200 YOUR REF. 86153 Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., DERBY. 28th July, 1934. For the attention of Mr. West. Dear Sirs, We have been invited by Mr. L. W. Cox of your London address to submit for your inspection and test a Car Radio equipment which we consider would be very suitable for installation on your chassis. We are arranging to despatch to you early in the coming week two complete Generator Model Lissen Car Radio Sets, both having remote control equipment. In the one case this remote control is arranged for steering column mounting and in the other being suitable for fixing somewhere on the body work, to be operated by a passenger, particularly in limousine type bodies. In the one case, the rotary generator which provides the high tension current to operate a radio set, is contained within the same box as the receiver, while in the other the generator is mounted separately. We should be glad if you could arrange to install one or both of these sets in a chassis, and in view of your | ||