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 The Birmingham Aluminium Casting Company regarding the production and supply of Nelson Bohnalite Autothermic Pistons.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\3\ scan0198 | |
| Date | 1st February 1937 | |
| Files 1286 THE BIRMINGHAM ALUMINIUM CASTING (1903) COMPANY LTD. BIRMID WORKS SMETHWICK BIRMINGHAM Telephone: SMETHWICK 1213-6 Telegrams: 'BIRMAL, SMETHWICK' OUR REFERENCE: APT/MOT. PISTON.B. YOUR REFERENCE: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}4/R.{Sir Henry Royce} February 1st 1937. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Experimental Dept., DERBY. Dear Sirs, We beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 29th. and in reply would state that we are producing the Nelson Bohnalite Autothermic Piston under license in this country, and we should be very pleased to supply pistons of this type for test purposes. Accordingly, if you would let us have prints of the main standard dimensions of your pistons, we would go into our stock tools to see whether we have any which could be utilized, or if not, we should be pleased to submit you a design to coincide with the dimensions you require. We accordingly await your further comments with interest, and assure you of our best attention. Yours faithfully, FOR THE BIRMINGHAM ALUMINIUM CASTING (1903) CO LTD. [Signature] MANAGER, PISTON DEPT. LONDON OFFICE: ABFORD HOUSE, WILTON ROAD, S.W.1. Telephone Victoria 1620. [Handwritten text overlaid on the letter]: Matthews. Please supply the necessary drawings of the 25/30. pistons. We want approx. price in quantities of 1200. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||