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 a supplier discussing an order for thermostats and proposing a potentially costly design modification.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 156\1\ scan0085 | |
| Date | 8th May 1935 | |
| Steadman Telephone: SUNBURY 456 (4 LINES). Codes: BENTLEY'S, WESTERN UNION. Telegrams & Cables: THERMOSTAT, SUNBURY COMMON. FBI FEDERATION OF BRITISH INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF MANUFACTURERS NUM THE BRITISH THERMOSTAT CO., LTD. Makers of Scientific Instruments. DIRECTORS: M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} PAYNE. W. A.{Mr Adams} PAYNE. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} SHERLOCK. L. S. SWINNERTON-DYER. TEDDINGTON WORKS. Windmill Road, Sunbury, Middlesex. W.M.H/GN: Your Ref: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Std.18/KW: May 8th, 1935. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, DERBY. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 3rd May, and must apologise for the delay in replying to your earlier letter dated April 24th, which we attended to yesterday. We note that you are sending us your order for six more Thermostats, generally similar to those supplied to your Order No. 80183. In view of the remarks contained in our last letter we are wondering whether it will be convenient to modify your design to use the longer bellows and the adjustment suggested instead of the six units covered by your latest order. While we are agreeable to make these up for you if it is your particular wish to have them, we would prefer to deal with the order on a cost basis, and feel that we ought to warn you that if this arrangement is acceptable to you, the thermostats are likely to be very costly. Perhaps you will consider our remarks and let us have your decision. Yours truly, THE BRITISH THERMOSTAT CO. LTD. W. Martin-Hurst. | ||