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 Hepworth & Grandage apologising for a delay and enclosing a revised sketch with suggested limits for ring grooves.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\1\ scan0072 | |
| Date | 16th March 1939 | |
| MANUFACTURERS OF "HEPOLITE" PRODUCTS 1263 ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY & NOT TO INDIVIDUALS ON AIR MINISTRY APPROVED LIST . ADMIRALTY . WAR OFFICE . CROWN AGENTS TELEGRAMS and CABLES 'RINGS, BRADFORD' CODE : BENTLEY'S TELEPHONE: 11100 (6 Lines) HEPWORTH & GRANDAGE LTD. PISTONS • PISTON RINGS • GUDGEON PINS • LINERS ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} JOHN'S WORKS BRADFORD LONDON SERVICE DEPOT 78, YORK WAY, KINGS CROSS, N.1. TELEPHONE: TERMINUS 318/9 TELEGRAMS: VACRIT, NORDO, LONDON MIDLAND SERVICE DEPOT 120 SNOW HILL, BIRMINGHAM TELEPHONE: CENTRAL 2371/2 TELEGRAMS: HEPLEX, BIRMINGHAM SCOTTISH SERVICE DEPOT 75 MITCHELL STREET, GLASGOW TELEPHONE: CENTRAL 1745/6 TELEGRAMS: HEPOLITE, GLASGOW WESTERN SERVICE DEPOT 27, REDCLIFF STREET, BRISTOL, 1. TELEPHONE: 22447/8 TELEGRAMS: HEPO, BRISTOL YOUR REF Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}3/MH.{M. Huckerby} OUR REF NCB/ER. DATE 16/3/39. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. For the attention of Mr. Swindall, Experimental Dept. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 10th. March and must apologise for the delay in replying to same, this being due to the absence from the Works of the writer. We have now pleasure in enclosing herewith a revised sketch which shows the limits we suggest for the width of the ring grooves and also the limits for the ring groove diameters. We are very pleased to hear that you are agreeable that our Mr. W. A.{Mr Adams} Wilson will co-operate with you in the tests you propose to take. [Handwritten note in margin:] What does this mean? RW We are, Yours faithfully, HEPWORTH & GRANDAGE LTD., (Signature of N.C.Brearley) N.C.Brearley, Director. | ||