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 Erie Resistor Limited concerning suppressors and Erie strain elements.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 168b\1\ img165 | |
| Date | 13th February 1939 | |
| Erie Resistor Limited. MANUFACTURERS HIGH RESISTANCE PRODUCTS DIRECTORS: A.{Mr Adams} A.{Mr Adams} DYSON (BRIT) L. F.{Mr Friese} CRANE (BRIT) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} P. FRYLING (U.S.A.) O.{Mr Oldham} R.{Sir Henry Royce} FRYLING (U.S.A.) W. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} FRYLING (U.S.A.) CABLE ADDRESS: "RESISTOR, LONDON" TELEGRAMS: "RESISTOR-PHONE, LONDON" TELEPHONES: COLINDALE 8011 (4 LINES) CONTRACTORS TO HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT FACTORIES: ERIE, PENNA., U.S.A. TORONTO, CANADA LONDON, ENGLAND Carlisle Road, The Hyde. LONDON, N.W.9. JEB/DL Your ref: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs}1/JH 13th February 1939 Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Experimental Department, Derby. Attention of Mr. R.M. Child Dear Sirs, Thank you very much for your kind letter, and we are all naturally pleased that you are able to manifest interest in Suppressors and additionally happy that you mention the Erie strain elements. The writer recalls with pleasure Mr. Child's coupling of the name of Mr. Shaw with the subject of these latter elements, and on the subject of this, the writer would like you to accept for your examination and possible trial, one of these elements which in this particular instance we have copper sprayed at the ends in order to facilitate electrical connection. The data regarding these elements is a little diffuse. In the first instance, we believe it is historically correct to associate the work of Dr. Postlethwaite while at Cossor's with the early developments of these strain elements; then the affair overflowed into official channels and | ||