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. regarding an order for a pair of 4 ft. flexible drives for a car radio, explaining a stock shortage.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 168b\1\ img248 | |
| Date | 15th March 1940 | |
| FERRANTI LTD ELECTRICAL & GENERAL ENGINEERS, MOSTON, MANCHESTER, 10. LONDON OFFICE: BUSH HOUSE, W.C.2 TELEGRAMS: FERRANTI BUSH LONDON TELEPHONE: TEMPLE BAR 6666 TELEGRAMS: FERRANTI, MANCHESTER. TELEPHONE: FAILSWORTH 2271 (PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE) TELEX: FAILSWORTH TELEX 2220 NEAREST STATIONS: NEWTON HEATH, L.M.S. DEAN LANE, L.M.S. REGISTERED OFFICE: HOLLINWOOD, LANCS Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Experimental Department, DERBY. 15th March 1940. Your Ref. RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs}6/ML. Our Ref. GAH/EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} For the attention of Mr. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham. Dear Sirs, I received your letter dated the 13th of March, today on my return to the Factory, and note that you have kindly placed an order for a pair of flexible drives 4 ft. long, suitable for our No. 128C Car Radio. Unfortunately we have no drive cable in stock long enough to make up these leads. As you are aware our standard length of cable is shorter than this, and owing to the present war conditions we have not purchased any cable in longer lengths than the stock size which you already have. I realise that you want this material urgently, and as we cannot help you from the Factory I am taking the liberty of writing to our London Distributors to see if they have any material of the required length in stock. If so we will prepare these cables for you and forward them on as soon as possible. Yours faithfully, FERRANTI LTD. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} A.{Mr Adams} Hall Car Radio Sales & Production Manager. | ||