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 supplier Le Carbone regarding a shortage of two dynamo brushes in a sample delivery for testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 60\1\ Scan015 | |
| Date | 29th January 1927 | |
| X8673 CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, POST OFFICE, &c. Suppliers to the Principal Railways, Tramways, Corporations and Electric Light and Power Undertakings throughout the World. CARBON BRUSHES for all types of Electrical Machines. ELECTRO-GRAPHITIC CARBON. FAN, MAGNETO and Automobile Brushes. CARBON PACKING RINGS. CARBONS for Telephone Apparatus. WELDING CARBONS. LE CARBONE COVENTRY HOUSE, SOUTH PLACE, LONDON, ENGLAND. E.C.2. A.B.C. Code 4th & 5th Edition. Telephone: Clerkenwell 1826. Telegrams: Lacombe, Ave, London. BATTERY WORKS: PORTSLADE, SUSSEX. Branches and Agents throughout the World. “AD” (Air Depolarising) PRIMARY CELLS for large and small outputs. WET CELLS. DRY CELLS. H.T. BATTERIES. 29th January. 1927. Messrs Rolls Royce Limited, Nightingale Road. Derby. Dear Sirs, Your reference EFC6/T. Our reference 5868/F5263. Dynamo Brushes. We beg to acknowledge the receipt of your favour dated the 28th inst which refers to the sample brushes which we have delivered for testing purposes. We note you are two brushes short and have requested our Works to let us have these to forward to you as soon as possible. We trust this will not put you to serious inconvenience and in assuring you of every attention., We are, Yours faithfully, for LE CARBONE, | ||