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 concerning experimental work on Twin Filament lamps and a new co-operation with Joseph Lucas Limited.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 167\1\ img327 | |
| Date | 26th May 1939 | |
| 6116 THE BRITISH THOMSON-HOUSTON COMPANY LTD (SUBSIDIARY OF ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES, LIMITED) ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS AND MANUFACTURERS Lamp Works: RUGBY. Glass Works: CHESTERFIELD. MAZDA LAMP DEPARTMENT, LONDON B-T-H REGD. TRADE MARK TELEPHONE: TEMPLE BAR 8040 EXT. 33 TELEGRAMS: ASTEROIDAL, ESTRAND, LONDON. YOUR REFERENCE.................... OUR REFERENCE....WHL/GD.......... CROWN HOUSE, ALDWYCH, LONDON, W.C.2. 26th May, 1939. Messrs. Rolls Royce Limited, Experimental Department, DERBY. For the attention of Mr. Child. Dear Sirs, With regard to the considerable amount of experimental work which we have done in order to provide you with Twin Filament lamps to give a flat beam with an alternative full light filament, will you please note that we are now co-operating with Messrs. Joseph Lucas Limited in order to determine how these lamps should be developed in order to give the best possible results. We have advised Messrs. Lucas as to what we have already done and we understand that they will be pleased to discuss the matter with you further when it is convenient. We thank you very much indeed for all your courtesy in the matter up to the present time and trust that you will obtain a completely satisfactory solution by co-operating with Messrs. Joseph Lucas. Yours faithfully, H.A. LINGARD. GENERAL MANAGER: LAMP DEPT., per [signature] RLN. HAL. GH. HEAD OFFICE: Crown House, Aldwych, W.C.2. Telephone: Temple Bar 8040 TRADE COUNTERS AND STORES Crown House, Aldwych, W.C.2. Telephone: Temple Bar 1343. 3-7, Wenlock Road, City Road, N.1. Telephone: Clerkenwell 2822 BELFAST 12, Alfred Street. BIRMINGHAM 10 and 11, Snow Hill. BLACKPOOL 4-5, Cedar Square. BLACKBURN "Old Bank", Old Bank St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} King St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} BOURNEMOUTH 7, Haviland Road, Boscombe. BRADFORD 7, Millergate. BRISTOL 119, Victoria Street. CAMBRIDGE 56, King Street. CARDIFF Jotham's Bldgs., 26-27, St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} Mary St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} CHELTENHAM 17, Grosvenor Street. CHESTER 5, Boughton. COLCHESTER Culver Street. DUBLIN Mazda House, 25, Suffolk Street. DUNDEE 17, Baltic Street. EDINBURGH 130, George Street. GLASGOW 53, Pitt Street. GUILDFORD Bedford House, Bedford Road. HASTINGS 17, Dorset Place. HULL 21, Dock Chmbs. Prince's Dk. St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} LEEDS 46, Wellington Street. LEICESTER 5, Campbell Street. LIVERPOOL 27-29 Stanley Street. MANCHESTER King's House, 42, King Street West. MIDDLESBROUGH Post Office Buildings, Marton Road. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE Ellison Buildings, Ellison Place. NORWICH Cambridge House, 26, Tombland. NOTTINGHAM King's Place, Stoney Street. OXFORD 90, St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} Aldates. PLYMOUTH Farley Chambers, Station Road, Millbay. PORTSMOUTH 54, St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} Vincent Street. SHEFFIELD Mazda Buildings, Campo Lane. SOUTHAMPTON 6, West Street. STOKE-ON-TRENT King's Chambers, Kingsway. SWANSEA Mazda House, 7, Melbourne Place. | ||