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 Ellison Insulations Ltd. regarding the production of Radiator Filler Caps in Moulded Tufnol.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 150\3\ scan0254 | |
| Date | 1st November 1937 | |
| TELEPHONE BIRCHFIELDS 4554 (3 LINES) 1280 TELEGRAMS "TUFNOl" BIRMINGHAM ELLISON INSULATIONS LIMITED PERRY BARR BIRMINGHAM 20 LONDON GLASGOW CARDIFF MANCHESTER LEEDS NEWCASTLE BIRMINGHAM DIRECTORS GEORGE ELLISON (Governing Director) THOMAS G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} ELLISON GEORGE ELLISON JOHN ELLISON YOUR REFERENCE RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.20/JH OUR REFERENCE HPW/DH{D. Henderson - Showroom} 1st November 1937 Messrs Rolls Royce Ltd., Derby. Dear Sirs, Further to our letter of the 29th ultimo we have gone further into the matter and would be pleased to learn the quantity of Radiator Filler Caps you are likely to require. It will be possible to produce these in Moulded Tufnol but we are unable to submit samples exactly as your drawing No. Exs.184 at this stage. In order that you may gain an idea of how the article would appear when finished we are forwarding under separate cover a representative sample of a Moulded Tufnol Filler plug and hope you will find it of interest. On receipt of your reply to the query raised in our first paragraph we shall be pleased to submit a quotation and advise mould charges. Yours faithfully, For ELLISON INSULATIONS LTD. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} Reynolds, hkw. Birmingham Branch Sales. | ||