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).
Quotation from The British Wright Company for four Ogilvie Air Speed Indicators.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 33\5\ Scan011 | |
| Date | 24th October 1917 | |
| THE BRITISH WRIGHT COMPANY, LIMITED. ORVILLE WRIGHT, CHAIRMAN. TELEPHONE MUSEUM 494. 33. Chancery Lane. London. W.C.2. [Handwritten top centre:] X1407 [Stamp:] RECEIVED 25 OCT 1917 [Stamp:] P [Stamp:] RECEIVED [Handwritten right:] BN{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} 345. 24th October 1917. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, Nightingale Road, DERBY. Dear Sirs, Your Ref. Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead}/W11/E231017. We thank you for your favour of the 23rd October, and in reply now beg to quote you as follows:- 4 Ogilvie Air Speed Indicators, calibrated 40-160 M.P.H. non-luminous, including Pitot Tubes, and 30 feet of copper tubing, and rubber connections.................... £7. 9. -. each. This is in accordance with the permission granted, to supply these, received from the Air Board, on the 17th October. We cannot say that these are similar to those used on De Havilland Four, because we do not know which Indicator is forwarded by the Air Board for the De Havilland Four. This, however, is the Indicator of which the largest number are supplied to the Air Board by us, the remainder differing, either by having luminous dials, at an extra cost of £1. 8. 0., or by some which are calibrated in knots instead of miles. Yours faithfully, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE BRITISH WRIGHT COMPANY LTD. [Signature] Griffith Brewer MANAGING DIRECTOR [Handwritten bottom left:] Mr Hives We have sent an order for the above but if not correct please advise us as soon as possible O.O. Mns [Handwritten left margin, sideways:] Please advise O.H.W. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||