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 Ferranti Ltd concerning the placement of a set unit in a Rolls-Bentley chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 168b\1\ img123 | |
| Date | 11th November 1938 | |
| [Handwritten: 6631] LONDON OFFICE: BUSH HOUSE, W.C.2. TELEGRAMS: FERRANTI BUSH LONDON TELEPHONE: TEMPLE BAR 6666. FERRANTI LTD ELECTRICAL & GENERAL ENGINEERS. MOSTON. MANCHESTER. IO. TELEGRAMS: FERRANTI, MANCHESTER. TELEPHONE: FAILSWORTH 2271. (PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE) TELEX: FAILSWORTH TELEX 2220. NEAREST STATIONS NEWTON HEATH, L.M.S. DEAN LANE, L.N.E.S. REGISTERED OFFICE: HOLLINWOOD, LANCS. 11th November, 1938. The Rolls-Royce Co. Ltd., D E R B Y. Your Ref. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs}4/JH. Our Ref. GAH/LL. [Handwritten: Copies - See me Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}] EXPERIMENTAL DEPT. For the attention of Mr. Child. [Handwritten: ✓] Dear Sirs, With reference to your letter of 4th November which I received this morning on my return to the Factory, I note from the last paragraph that you have been having trouble in finding a suitable place for the set unit on the Rolls-Bentley and you suggest that you suspend this unit in the frame. I am not quite certain what you mean by the frame but imagine you mean to place this set unit in the chassis frame of the car itself. If you do this it will be necessary to give additional protection from the weather and road dust that may be picked up over and above the case itself, otherwise this arrangement is perfectly satisfactory and has been employed before. Perhaps you will let me know exactly what position you are contemplating and whether you do mean the chassis frame. With reference to the third set that you may be requiring with tone control and speaker, we are taking steps to get this ready but will not send it until we receive your official order. Yours faithfully, FERRANTI LTD. [Signature: G.A. Hall] Car Radio Sales & Production Manager. | ||