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 Motor' magazine requesting artist facilities to draw the 'Wraith' model gearbox for a technical review.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 8\11\ 11-page164 | |
| Date | 28th April 1939 | |
| 628 The Motor PROPRIETORS: TEMPLE PRESS LIMITED. MANAGING DIRECTOR: ROLAND E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} DANGERFIELD. DIRECTOR AND GENERAL MANAGER: ROBERT ASHWORTH. LONDON: 5-17 ROSEBERY AVENUE E.C.1. TELEPHONE TERMINUS 3636 (PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE) TELEGRAMS PRESSIMUS SMITH LONDON CABLES PRESSIMUS LONDON BIRMINGHAM: 61-65 NEW STREET TELEPHONE MIDLAND 4117 (3 LINES) TELEGRAMS PRESSWORK BIRMINGHAM COVENTRY: 50 HERTFORD STREET TELEPHONE COVENTRY 60095 (2 LINES) TELEGRAMS PRESSWORK COVENTRY MANCHESTER: 274 DEANSGATE TELEPHONE BLACKFRIARS 5038 (2 LINES) TELEGRAMS PRESSWORK MANCHESTER HEAD OFFICE: 5 to 17, ROSEBERY AVENUE, LONDON, E.C.1. M.51.MG 28th April, 1939. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham, Esq., Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Mr. Robotham, I am having prepared a Technical Review dealing with different types of synchromesh gearboxes. As of those I have tried I have found yours to be particularly pleasant in action, I should be much obliged if you could afford our artist facilities for drawing the box on the "Wraith" model. Sincerely yours, Laurence Pomeroy TECHNICAL EDITOR. | ||