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 Zenith Carburetter Co. Ltd regarding downdraught carburetters, enclosing a catalogue and drawings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 122\1\ scan0156 | |
| Date | 14th January 1935 | |
| X1053 The ZENITH CARBURETTER CO. LTD 40 - 44 NEWMAN STREET LONDON.W CARS DRIVEN BY OUR STAFF ARE AT CUSTOMERS OWN RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY. TELEGRAMS: ZENICARBUR, PHONE, LONDON. CODE: A.{Mr Adams} B. C. 5TH EDITION. ALSO AT LYONS, PARIS, DETROIT, TURIN, BERLIN. TELEPHONE: MUSEUM 9106-9. 14th January, 1935. Messrs. ROLLS-ROYCE LTD., DERBY. YOUR REFERENCE: ROY{Sir Henry Royce}/MS2/P. Dear Sirs, In reply to your letter of the 12th instant, reference as above, we have pleasure in enclosing herewith, Catalogue giving a general description of our Downdraught Carburetters. These are made in the following sizes:- 26, 30, 34, 36, 42 and 48 m/m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} [Handwritten]: 12cts{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} 18cts{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} To give you some idea of these, we enclose drawings of the 26.VF, 30.VM, 34.VIM, 36.VEI, and shall be pleased to send you drawings of any of the other sizes if you are interested in them. We hope that we shall hear that we may send you some actual samples for test, because we consider that our Downdraught Carburetter is the most efficient on the market. Thanking you in anticipation, We remain, dear Sirs, Yours faithfully, THE ZENITH CARBURETTER CO. LTD [Signature] General Manager. TLT/MB. Enclosures. W.I. | ||