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 Wellworthy Piston Rings discussing measuring errors in cylinder walls.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\3\ scan0167 | |
| Date | 11th November 1936 | |
| Files 1250 SERVICE DEPOTS LONDON 89 BLACKFRIARS RD S.E.1 TELEPHONE: WATERLOO 5762-3 BIRMINGHAM 143 SUFFOLK STREET TELEPHONE: MIDLAND 0838 MANCHESTER 232 DEANSGATE TELEPHONE: BLACKFRIARS 5914 NEWCASTLE MILLICAN'S BUILDINGS, MARKET ST TELEPHONE 23874 ON ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE AIR MINISTRY, INDIA OFFICE LISTS SERVICE DEPOTS LEEDS 82 WOODHOUSE LANE TELEPHONE 25774 CROYDON 246 HIGH STREET TELEPHONE 0234 SOUTHAMPTON 17 PORTSWOOD ROAD TELEPHONE: 74778 HULL 285 ANLABY ROAD TELEPHONE: 15312 WELLWORTHY PISTON RINGS LIMITED PISTON & PISTON RING SPECIALISTS LYMINGTON HANTS WORKS & HEAD OFFICE: STANFORD RD DIRECTORS: G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} ALEXANDER J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} W. HOWLETT C. B. KAY P. WALDEN OUR REF FB/EHF 26/11 YOUR REF TELEPHONE LYMINGTON 520 (4 LINES) TELEGRAMS: WELLWORTHY CODE MARCONI MATTHEWS 11th November, 1936. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Derby. Dear Sirs, Attention of Mr. Matthews. Many thanks for your letter of the 5th inst., which the writer regrets has not been dealt with owing to absence from the Works, but you have probably heard from Mr. Lappin that we were recently in conversation on the 'phone and on that occasion we mentioned that we had promised to come up and look into this question of measuring errors in cylinder walls, but have recently had pointed out to us certain errors in our machines which we are trying to eradicate and as soon as we are perfectly satisfied we are right, we will come along at the earliest possible date and go further into this matter with you. Yours faithfully, For WELLWORTHY PISTON RINGS LTD., HB{C. E. Harcombe} lackill Technical Manager. | ||