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).
Cablegram from Detroit regarding a shipment delayed by the Thermoid strike.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 129\1\ scan0139 | |
| Date | 18th May 1937 | |
| FORM No. 6. WESTERN UNION (THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY) CABLEGRAM 1320 ANGLO-AMERICAN TELEGRAPH Co., Ld. CANADIAN NATIONAL TELEGRAPHS RECEIVED AT 1, BROAD STREET CHAMBERS, BIRMINGHAM, 1. (Tel. No. Midland, 1711). [STAMPED TEXT] TELEPHONE MIDLAND 1711 BIRMINGHAM, 1. BROAD ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} CHAMBERS 1937 MAY 18 AM 7 09 [END STAMPED TEXT] [SIDE TEXT] When shown, the Filing time is LOCAL STANDARD TIME which differs from British Summer Time by an additional hour, as in the following examples:—New York 6 hours. Chicago 7 hours. Denver, Col. 8 hours. Montreal 6 hours. Winnipeg 7 hours. Vancouver 9 hours. Time of filing is not shown on cable letter messages. Time difference Chart on application. [END SIDE TEXT] BM30 DETROIT MICH 16 17 NLT ROBOTHAM CARE ROYCAR DERBY THERMOID STRIKE PREVENTED SHIPMENT BELIEVE CAN SHIP END THIS WEEK LONG Confirmation | ||