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 Peto & Radford concerning the dispatch of two 3BDHL7-A batteries for the 20/25 HP chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 58\4\ Scan064 | |
| Date | 31th March 1932 | |
| X6137 Manufacturers of P. & R.{Sir Henry Royce} Accumulators. ESTABLISHED 1889. PETO & RADFORD Proprietors: -Pritchett & Gold and E.P.S. Company, Limited. DIRECTOR SIR ARCHIBALD G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} GOLD. F.{Mr Friese} C. GRAHAM MENZIES. C R.{Sir Henry Royce} D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} PRITCHETT G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} R.{Sir Henry Royce} N. MINCHIN. T. W. PRITCHETT WILLIAM PETO. Please reply to the WORKS at DAGENHAM DOCK, ESSEX. Telephone No.: RAINHAM 34 (2 Lines.) Telegrams: PETO RADFORD DAGENHAM YOUR REF OUR REF CGFP/GL.{G. Linnett} LONDON OFFICE 50, GROSVENOR GARDENS. VICTORIA. LONDON. S.W.1. Station: Dagenham Dock, (L.M.S. Rly. Tilbury Section). 31st. March, 1932. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., D E R B Y. Dear Sirs, For the attention of Mr. West. We are sending off to you the two 3BDHL7-A batteries which are to be suitable for the new standardised design of battery for the 20/25 H.P. chassis. These batteries have been tested in our Laboratory and have given quite satisfactory results, and we shall be glad to receive your report on them in due course. In the meantime we shall do nothing further in the matter. We might mention that we have not yet received your official order to cover these two batteries. WST Yours faithfully, PETO & RADFORD. [Signature] | ||