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).
Post Office Telegraph from Hancock to Robotham requesting 'fivets' (likely rivets) for 'clautch' (likely clutch) fabrics.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 1\4\ B001_X 100a-page061 | |
| Date | 23th October 1913 | |
| POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS No. 179 Office Stamp: DERBY * 23 OC 13 * TIME OF RECEIPT: 4.19P M Prefix: 41 Handwritten top: X4057 Pasted slip: CT FIVETS FOR CLAUTCH Code line: 241 CL CKS 23 1510 SEVRES 10 Recipient Address: ROYCAR DERBY ANGLETERRE = Message: ROBOTHAM SEND FIVETS FOR CLAUTCH FABRICS = Sender: HANCOCK * Handwritten bottom left: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Handwritten bottom right: R | ||