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 British Insulated Cables Ltd. concerning the supply and specifications of ignition cables.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 167\3\ img022 | |
| Date | 2nd April 1937 | |
| 6110 WORKS, PRESCOT AND HELSBY. BRITISH INSULATED CABLES LTD. MAKERS OF PRESCOT AND HELSBY CABLES. CONTRACTORS TO THE HOME, COLONIAL & FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND THE PRINCIPAL CORPORATIONS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHTING, TRACTION, TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH EQUIPMENTS. TELEGRAMS AND CABLEGRAMS "LIMITED, HELSBY." CODES USED: WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPHIC CODE. FIVE LETTER EDITION. DITTO . . . . . . UNIVERSAL EDITION. A.{Mr Adams} B. C. 5TH EDITION. LIEBER'S FIVE LETTER AMERICAN CODE. AND PRIVATE CODE. TELEPHONE Nº 66. HELSBY, NEAR WARRINGTON. PLEASE ADDRESS THE COMPANY Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., DERBY. And quote in Reply EAB/RB.{R. Bowen} Referring to yours, 2nd. April, 1937. For the attention of Mr. H.E. West. Dear Sirs, We are despatching to-day under separate cover, a 100 yard reel of special ozone resisting 7 m/m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} ignition cable as arranged during our interview with your good self on the 17th. ult. Experiments are well in hand with regard to making up some sample lengths of Duprene Ignition Cable, and we are obtaining samples of Raw Thickol and the German Buna Rubber which we will send on to you as soon as possible. With regard to the suggested changeover from an ignition cable having an overall diameter of .270" to our standard 7 m/m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} ignition, we are unable to say if there would be any difference in price. We suggest that you send an enquiry to our Prescot Works for a quantity of standard 7 m/m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} cable and we will quote you our best price which can then be compared with the price you are at present paying. It would be of great assistance to us if you could take our standard 7 m/m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} cable, and allow us a tolerance of plus or minus 10 mils on .276" overall diameter. We should appreciate your further remarks on this point at your earliest convenience. Yours faithfully, | ||