Letter from a tyre manufacturer proposing a meeting to discuss test results and power losses.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 156\3\ scan0099 | |
| Date | 10th March 1939 | |
| 1331 ESTABLISHED 1885 SYMBOLS OF ENDURANCE CHAIRMAN MAJOR R.F. FULLER, J.P. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN SIR HERBERT E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} BLAIN, C.B.E., M.INST.T. JOINT GENERAL MANAGERS R.H. COMLEY. O.F. SWANBOROUGH. SECRETARY & ACCOUNTANT E.H. LOVELL, A.C.I.S. The AVON INDIAProduction 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes RUBBER CO. Ltd. SERVICE DEPOTS. LONDON-BIRMINGHAM-BRISTOL-MANCHESTER-NEWCASTLE-GLASGOW-BELFAST. Telegrams RUBBER MELKSHAM. Telephone MELKSHAM 120 (6 LINES). Codes A.B.C. 5TH EDN. WESTERN UNION, BENTLEY'S & M.T. PRIVATE CODE. LONDON OFFICE, MABLEDON PLACE, ST. {Capt. P. R. Strong} PANCRAS, LONDON, W.C.1. HEAD OFFICE & WORKS, MELKSHAM, WILTS. JGM/NAW. 10th March, 1939. Rolls Royce, Ltd., DERBY. Attention:- Mr. W.A. Robotham. Dear Sirs, Mr. S. Lovell-Hewitt and the undersigned would like to call on you on Thursday, 23rd March, in order to learn the outcome of your further tests with our new tyre and also to discuss with you the problem of tyre power losses. We would be glad to learn that this date is convenient. Yours faithfully, THE AVON INDIAProduction 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes RUBBER COMPANY LIMITED. J. {Mr Johnson W.M.} G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Mackay DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AND CHIEF CHEMIST. | ||
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).