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 S.U. Company regarding the development and production of carburetters.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 31\4\ Scan093 | |
| Date | 29th September 1931 | |
| X1487 STATION:- ADDERLEY PARK, L.M.& S.Rly S.U. CARBURETTER FLEXIBLE SILENT THE S.U. COMPANY. PROPRIETORS: MORRIS INDUSTRIES LTD TELEPHONES:- EAST 1662 and EAST 1663. General Manager: T.C. SKINNER. East Works, Bordesley Green Road, Adderley Park—Birmingham. TELEGRAMS:- FLEXCARBUR, BIRMINGHAM. Your Ref Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/AD Our Ref. FH/DR Sept. 29/31. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY.- Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 28th inst. and note you have returned two down-draught carburetters to us. The pattern and corebox for the large carburetter have been made, and the Birmingham Aluminium Co. are casting off in "Y" Alloy heat treated. We hope to be able to let you have same by the 14th prox. In the meantime we take the opportunity of enclosing outline drawings on which the dimensions of the carburetter are shown. Our Mr. Skinner is at the moment out of town, but we have no doubt he will be replying further in the course of a few posts. Assuring you of our best attention, We are, Yours faithfully, For THE S.U.CO. T Harris. | ||