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).
The potential sale of an experimental chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 20\11\ Scan059 | |
| Date | 18th April 1914 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (Four Lines). P17/LJ18414. Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. Re. Experimental Chassis for Sale. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE G Mr. GNAPP Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH Mer Mr. MERCER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN No Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY Y Mr. VIENNA Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER... Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD [In 'Initial of person addressed' column, handwritten:] W.M. [Circular Stamp:] RECEIVED 20 APR 1914 Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} 18.4.14. Sales Dept. are asking if we have any experimental chassis to dispose of, one with "C" type column, if possible. Please let us know if you have, what type it is and how it is built. p.p.D. [Signature:] J.P. [Handwritten note:] Mmm Have we one? 20/4 Seems a good chance Tu Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} [Handwritten vertically in left margin:] X180 [Footer:] This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||