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 Witton Moulded Insulation Works suggesting communication with Messrs Bakelite Limited regarding a specific material.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 136\1\ scan0221 | |
| Date | 25th June 1937 | |
| Contractors to H.M. Admiralty, War Office, India Office, G.P.O. and the leading Home & Foreign Railways. REGD TRADE MARK WITTON Telephone: EAST 0770 (15 LINES) Telegrams: "POLYPHASE, BIRMINGHAM" ENGINEERING EMPLOYERS FEDERATION WITTON MOULDED INSULATION WORKS. WITTON, BIRMINGHAM. 6. ENGLAND. PROPRIETORS: THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LTD. Codes Used: NEW STANDARD. LOMBARD. WESTERN UNION (5 LETTER EDITION.) A.B.C. (6TH EDITION.) AND PRIVATE. OUR REF. HMP/EA YOUR REF. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}12/AP 25th June 1937 Messrs Rolls-Royce Ltd. Experimental Dept. DERBY Handwritten: R.J. HARDY Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of your letter of the 24th inst. but regret that we do not use, in these Works, the material referred to. We do not know whether you have been in touch with Messrs Bakelite Limited, 68, Victoria Street, London S.W.1, but in case not, we suggest that you should communicate with them, as no doubt they will be able to help you in the matter. Yours faithfully, THE WITTON MOULDED INSULATION WORKS (Proprietors: THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LTD.) [Signature] MANAGER ALL OFFERS ARE MADE SUBJECT TO OUR GENERAL CONDITIONS OF SALE. | ||