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 Rubber Co. Ltd. regarding tooling for wheel production.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 157\2\ scan0092 | |
| Date | 8th December 1936 | |
| 1332 LES DUNLOP RUBBER CO.,LTD. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "DUNLOPS, PHONE, BIRMINGHAM" TELEPHONE: ERDINGTON 2121 (P.B.X) EXTENSION No. 395. YOUR REF: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Les.14/AP. OUR REF: HEP/BMT.737. Experimental Dept. FORT DUNLOP ERDINGTON BIRMINGHAM Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., DERBY. - - - - - - - - 8th. December, 1936. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 7th., and would confirm that we have now received replies from the other manufacturers approached, and they regret to inform us that they too are unable to offer anything from existing tooling. We are, as requested, going into the question of special tooling for production of these wheels, and hope to let you have information in the course of the next few days. Yours faithfully, FOR THE DUNLOP RUBBER CO.LTD., [Signature] Manager, Car Manfrs. Division. | ||