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 The Avon India Rubber Co. Ltd. confirming they will make a length of synthetic rubber tubing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149\3\ scan0037 | |
| Date | 27th February 1939 | |
| ESTABLISHED 1885 SYMBOLS OF ENDURANCE CHAIRMAN MAJOR R.F.FULLER, J.P. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN SIR HERBERT E.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 INDIA RUBBER CO. Ltd. Telegrams RUBBER MELKSHAM. Telephone MELKSHAM 120 (6 LINES). Codes A.B.C. 5TH EDN., WESTERN UNION, BENTLEYS & M.T. PRIVATE CODE. SERVICE DEPOTS. LONDON - BIRMINGHAM BRISTOL - MANCHESTER NEWCASTLE - GLASGOW BELFAST. LONDON OFFICE, MABLEDON PLACE, ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} PANCRAS, LONDON. W.C.1. HEAD OFFICE & WORKS, MELKSHAM, WILTS. Our Ref: RWF/FMT. Your Ref: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/JBD.{John B. Dixon - Fuel Systems}17/JH 27th February, 1939. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Experimental Department, DERBY. Dear Sirs, We have duly received your letter of the 22nd instant and will certainly make up for you a length approximately 2ft. of tubing, 5/8" bore x 1/8" thick wall in synthetic rubber. The particulars will now be placed with our Technical people and we will write you again in the course of a few days. Yours faithfully, THE AVON INDIA RUBBER CO.,LTD. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Clemenson Sales Manager. General Rubber Goods Division. AA{D. Abbot-Anderson} File JBD{John B. Dixon - Fuel Systems} 1263 JBD{John B. Dixon - Fuel Systems} | ||