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 Clayton Dewandre Co. Ltd. regarding the dispatch of a 'CC' type heater, blueprints, and further testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 137\1\ scan0334 | |
| Date | 20th December 1937 | |
| Handwritten top center: 1158 CLAYTON DEWANDRE COMPANY LIMITED. REGISTERED OFFICE: TITANIC WORKS, LINCOLN. TELEPHONE: LINCOLN 1156/7. TELEGRAMS: TITANIC, LINCOLN. LONDON OFFICE: AFRICA HOUSE, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. TELEPHONE: HOLBORN 4614. TELEGRAMS: CLADEWCO, WESTCENT, LONDON. CODES USED: A.B.C. 6TH EDITION 5 LETTER. BENTLEY'S AND PRIVATE. DIRECTORS: C.H.DADE, (CHAIRMAN). C.T.BLACKLOCK, (MANAGING DIRECTOR). R.M.GRANT. GENERAL MANAGERS: J.E.GRIMSHAW. S.E.WILLETT. [LOGO: ENGINEERING ALLIED EMPLOYERS NATIONAL FEDERATION 1896] TITANIC WORKS, LINCOLN, ENG. REF. JAW/BV 20th December 1937 Handwritten right: Holm Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/S1D Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of your letter of the 15th instant, reference Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.24/JH. The Switch for the 'CC' type Heater has been despatched today. As requested, we have pleasure in sending you herewith blue prints of our drawings CT.1854 and CT.776/2, which show the rheostat for the 'CC' type heater and the Rolls Royce Heater respectively. In reply to paragraphs 3 and 5, we beg to say that we have a rheostat and a 'CC' type Heater on test, and will communicate with you further on the points you raise in the course of a day or two. Yours faithfully, CLAYTON DEWANDRE CO. LTD. (Signature) Jas A Walker SALES DEPARTMENT | ||