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 General Electric Co. Ltd. regarding the manufacture of a special rectifying valve.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 41\2\ Scan084 | |
Date | 26th April 1930 | |
X3646 CONTRACTORS TO H.M. ADMIRALTY, INDIA OFFICE, WAR OFFICE, G.P.O. AND THE LEADING HOME AND OVERSEAS RAILWAYS. REGISTERED TRADE MARK BIRMINGHAM Telephone: CENTRAL 7944/51 8 LINES Telegraphic Address: ELECTRICITY, BIRMINGHAM. YOUR REF OUR REF V/HB{C. E. Harcombe}/466 TO ENSURE PROMPT ATTENTION PLEASE QUOTE ABOVE REFERENCE. WORKS: WITTON, BIRMINGHAM, COVENTRY, MANCHESTER, HAMMERSMITH, WEMBLEY, EMINGTON-ON-TYNE, ERITH, SOUTHAMPTON, LONDON. HOME BRANCHES: ABERDEEN, BELFAST, BIRMINGHAM, BLACKPOOL, BRISTOL, CARDIFF, CORK, DUBLIN, DUNDEE, EDINBURGH, GLASGOW, HULL, IPSWICH, LEEDS, LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, MIDDLESBROUGH, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, NOTTINGHAM, PLYMOUTH, SHEFFIELD, SOUTHAMPTON, SWANSEA. OVERSEAS COMPANIES: AUSTRALIA: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, PERTH, ADELAIDE, NEWCASTLE. (BRANCH AGENCIES AT Brisbane, Hobart & Suva). NEW ZEALAND: AUCKLAND, CHRISTCHURCH & WELLINGTON. CHINA & MANCHURIA: SHANGHAI, HONG KONG AND DAIREN. (BRANCH AGENCIES AT Hankow & Tientsin). FEDERATED MALAY STATES & STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: SINGAPORE & KUALA LUMPUR. INDIA: CALCUTTA, BOMBAY, MADRAS, LAHORE & CAWNPORE. SOUTH AFRICA: JOHANNESBURG, CAPE TOWN, DURBAN & PORT ELIZABETH. (BRANCH AGENCIES AT Bulawayo, Salisbury & East London). SOUTH AMERICA: BUENOS AIRES. FRANCE: PARIS. HOLLAND: THE HAGUE. AGENCIES IN ALL OTHER PRINCIPAL TOWNS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. ENCLOSURES: The General Electric Co Ltd MANUFACTURERS OF EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL. Magnet House. 34/35 Moor Street. BIRMINGHAM. Head Office: MAGNET HOUSE, KINGSWAY, LONDON. W.C.2. 26th. April 1930. Mr. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Fowler Clark, c/o.{Mr Oldham} Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. Dear Sir, We now beg to reply fully to your letter of the 23rd. April. We have communicated with our Head Office in the matter, and they regret that as there is little demand for a rectifying Valve of the characteristics you mention, to permit of such a Valve to be manufactured by our Works as a standard Valve, and also owing to certain difficulties bound up with the manufacture of one special Valve, we are not able to meet the request contained in your letter of the 8th. inst. Ref.EFC/8. As you are aware, we like to co-operate with you in these matters, but owing to the difficulties mentioned, we beg to be excused in this instance. Should you be unable to obtain a Valve elsewhere to your specifications, we will ask our Works to make up a standard U.S. Valve on receipt of your instructions. Yours faithfully. FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LTD. Branch Manager TO ENSURE PROMPT ATTENTION MATTERS REFERRING TO VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS SHOULD BE WRITTEN ON SEPARATE SHEETS. | ||