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 Dunlop Rim & Wheel Co., Ltd. confirming the despatch details for wheels and nuts.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\1\ scan0335 | |
| Date | 4th April 1938 | |
| Grylls. 1370 DUNLOP RIM & WHEEL CO., LTD. WITH WHICH IS ASSOCIATED W. GOODYEAR & SONS LTD. (DUDLEY) CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY AND COLONIAL AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "SOUND COVENTRY" TELEPHONE: COVENTRY 8633 (5 Lines) (PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE) FOLESHILL, COVENTRY. YOUR REF. OUR REF. GES/UT.9. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, 4th April, 1938. D E R B Y. For the attention of Mr.Grylls. Dear Sirs, We confirm our telegram in regard to the wheels and nuts with 30° cone angle. We hope to despatch these shortly after midday on Tuesday the 5th instant, by road, so that they should be with you about 4 o'clock. It is hoped that this will be in time for your requirements. Yours faithfully, FOR THE DUNLOP RIM & WHEEL CO.LTD. Thos. Shanks Technical Manager [Logo with text: 1938 DUNLOP 50 YEARS OF GROWTH] | ||