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 Burgess Products Company inviting executives for a demonstration of the Monodrive automatic transmission.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 136\4\ scan0080 | |
| Date | 21th April 1934 | |
| TELEPHONE: TEMPLEBAR 2192 Factory and General Offices: Barwell, Leicester. TELEPHONE: NO. 141 EARL SHILTON. TELEGRAMS: "BURDUCTO, BARWELL." TELEGRAMS: "BURDUCTO, BUSH, LONDON" BURGESS PRODUCTS COMPANY (E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} L. COTTON, PRINCIPAL) ENGINEERS AND MANUFACTURERS ELECTRIC AND ACOUSTIC PRODUCTS SALES OFFICE: BUSH HOUSE, LONDON, W.C.2 RAS/DS. 21st. April. 1934. Handwritten Note Top Right: X 2061 Handwritten Note Left Margin: Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Please take to & let me know result S Stamp: Received 23 APR 1934 A.{Mr Adams} F.{Mr Friese} Sidgreaves Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., 14-15, Conduit Street, W.1. Dear Sir, RE MONODRIVE TRANSMISSION. You have no doubt already heard of Monodrive - an ENTIRELY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION a general description of which is attached. Mr. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Banker, the inventor, is leaving America for a very brief visit to Europe, bringing with him a demonstration car. May we extend to one or more of your executives an invitation to meet Mr. Banker, to put Monodrive through its paces? We are acting in this matter for Mr. Banker, and desire to cable him early next week. For this reason we should be very much obliged if, in the event of your acceptance, you would kindly use the enclosed reply paid telegraph form to indicate the name or names of those executives who would meet the inventor. Mr. Banker is expected in England about May 10th and we should write to you again in good time to make a mutually convenient appointment. We are, Yours faithfully, BURGESS PRODUCTS COMPANY [Signature] R.A.SAVILLE SNEATH General Sales Manager. | ||