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 John Thompson Motor Pressings Ltd. following up on samples of Steel Pressings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154a\1\ scan0034 | |
| Date | 20th June 1922 | |
| X1474 Telegrams: MOTOFRAME, WOLVERHAMPTON. Telephone: 126 WOLVERHAMPTON. REGENT 426 LONDON. ESTABLISHED 1840. Nearest Station: L. & N.W.R. ETTINGSHALL ROAD. (2 minutes). G.W.R. PRIESTFIELD (10 minutes). Governing Directors: JAMES THOMPSON A.{Mr Adams} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} THOMPSON W. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} THOMPSON S. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} THOMPSON JOHN THOMPSON MOTOR PRESSINGS LTD. Directors: B. R.{Sir Henry Royce} ASTON G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} R.{Sir Henry Royce} HUNT MOTOR FRAME PRESSING SPECIALISTS LIGHT CONSTRUCTIONAL STEEL PLATE WORK. BEACON WORKS, WOLVERHAMPTON, ENG. Also Branch Works at DUDLEY and BILSTON. LONDON OFFICE: WINDSOR HOUSE, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. [STAMP: THE SOCIETY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS LTD] [STAMP: NATIONAL SCHEME FOR DISABLED MEN] In Replying Quote: M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} T. Works. A/B. 20th June 1922. [STAMP: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} JUN 21 1922 RECEIVED] Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, D E R B Y. Dear Sirs, On June 9th we addressed a letter to your Experimental Department, and sent samples of Steel Pressings, which had been sprayed with various kinds of metal (not paint). May we ask if you have received these samples safely, and if the matter interests you we should be pleased to give you any information you may require. Awaiting your kind reply. Yours faithfully, JOHN THOMPSON MOTOR PRESSINGS LTD. B. R.{Sir Henry Royce} Aston Director. | ||