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 World Radio Limited confirming the dispatch of car radios and accessories.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 63\2\ scan0278 | |
| Date | 17th November 1936 | |
| 86153 WORLD RADIO LIMITED EDGWARE ROAD, LONDON, N.W.2 NEAR STAPLES CORNER 'Phones-GLADSTONE 4255-6 'Grams-PAPELIAN Phone LONDON YOUR REF. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wst.25/AP. November 17th 1936 OUR REF. W41/027/R.{Sir Henry Royce} WST Car radio Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, Experimental Department, DERBY. Dear Sirs: We acknowledge with thanks your favour of the 16th instant, and we are despatching to you today one 12-volt American Bosch Car Radio, £15.15.0. Model, at £9.9.0. nett. We have already sold large numbers of these sets for Rolls-Royce and Rolls-Bentley cars, and there are no plug suppressors whatever required for Rolls-Royce or the Rolls-Bentley car. We have a special Aerial of our own, which we shall be pleased to send along if you require, for fitting under the running-board on one side only. We have all types of Control Heads for flush mounting on the dash, should you require them, though the control head we are sending with the Set can be accommodated on the dash. Also, we are despatching with the above one Model 1C5 Andrea 3-Wave House Radio, which is for AC Only, and is set for 240-volts. We also have an AC/DC Model available, but of course, if your current is AC, it is much better to have the straight AC Set, as you will appreciate. This Radio will give marvellous results on Shortwave, and we are sure you will be delighted with same. Always at your service. Yours faithfully, p.p. WORLD RADIO LIMITED. EMD. P.S. The nett price to you of the Model 1C5 Andrea is £6.10.0. All contracts or agreements contained in this letter are contingent on Strikes, Accidents, Fires, or any other causes beyond our control and all contracts are subject to approval by the signature of a duly authorised executive officer of this company. Clerical errors subject to correction. Directors: R.{Sir Henry Royce} M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Papelian (Armenian). Stephen Papelian. | ||