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 a supplier regarding the availability of cotton-covered Aluminium Wire and requesting details on its proposed use.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 168\1\ img137 | |
| Date | 8th January 1934 | |
| Form 80 Telephone: Leytonstone 3636 (10 lines) Telegrams: "Lewcos, London." Codes: Western Union, Univ. & 5 Letter Marconi. A.B.C. (5th Edition), Hamilton & Bentley's. THE LONDON ELECTRIC WIRE COMPANY AND SMITHS LIMITED. MANUFACTURERS OF ELECTRIC WIRES AND CABLES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. LEWCOS RADIO PRODUCTS CHURCH ROAD, LEYTON, LONDON, E.10. YOUR REF. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. 4/MA OUR REF. L. Wire Section Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., D E R B Y. 8th January, 1934 Dear Sirs, We beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 5th inst., with regard to cotton covered Aluminium Wire, and have to advise you that we can supply this material but we do not find that there is any demand for it. If you anticipate using this particular metal we shall be glad to know how you propose to use it and also the sizes and quantities in which you may be interested. We give you on the attached sheet comparative data for copper and aluminium. Yours faithfully, THE LONDON ELECTRIC WIRE COMPANY AND SMITHS LIMITED. SALES DEPARTMENT. EMD. Handwritten text: Top right corner: 86020. Left margin: WST | ||