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 difficulty in obtaining bronze flat strip for new flexible sheathing samples.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61\1\ scan0291 | |
| Date | 18th March 1936 | |
| TELEGRAMS: "LIMITED, HELSBY." TELEPHONE Nº 66. WORKS: PRESCOT AND HELSBY. Handwritten: 86110 HEAD OFFICE: PRESCOT, LANCS. TELEGRAMS: "INSULATOR, PRESCOT" TELEPHONE Nº 6571 PRESCOT. TEN LINES - PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE British Insulated Cables Ltd. Makers of B.I. CABLES Manufactures: ALUMINIUM. SHEETS & SECTIONS. BOXES. SERVICE, NETWORK. CABLES. FOR ALL ELECTRICAL PURPOSES. COMMUTATOR BARS. COMPOUNDS. CONDENSERS. STATIC. COPPER. STRANDS & SECTIONS. FLEXIBLES. FUSE BOXES. KNIFE SWITCHES. METERS. OVERHEAD EQUIPMENT. RAILWAY, TRAMWAY, LIGHT & POWER. PAPER PINIONS. PILLARS & KIOSKS. RAIL BONDS. VARNISHES. WELDERS. ELECTRIC. WIRE. ALUMINIUM. COPPER. COTTON COVERED. ENAMELLED. SILK COVERED. FUSE. TROLLEY. WIRING SYSTEMS. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} West, Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., DERBY. HELSBY, NEAR WARRINGTON. PLEASE ADDRESS THE COMPANY AND REFER TO EAB. 18th. March, 1936. Watermark: ABERMILL Dear Mr. West, In reply to yours of the 17th. inst., we have had considerable difficulty in obtaining the bronze flat strip for the outer braiding of this new flexible sheathing, and have therefore been unable to complete the samples. The bronze has now been promised us for Friday, and we shall hope to send you the samples on Monday. Yours faithfully, British Insulated Cables Limited. [Signature] Works Manager- Helsby. | ||