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 John Summers & Sons to W. A. Robotham discussing car comparisons and the Olympia motor show.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 89\1\ scan0209 | |
| Date | 14th October 1936 | |
| K26la{L. A. Archer} TELEGRAMS: SUMMERS, CHESTER. TELEPHONE: 200 CONNAH'S QUAY (10 LINES). CODES USED: BENTLEY'S; BENTLEY'S 2ND PHRASE. A.B.C. 6TH (5 LETTER) EDITION. MARCONI INTERNATIONAL. WESTERN UNION. BIRCHWOOD'S. LIEBER. JOHN SUMMERS & SONS, LIMITED. MANUFACTURERS OF GALVANIZED CORRUGATED AND PLAIN STEEL SHEETS. BLACK SHEETS FOR ALL PURPOSES, &C. LONDON OFFICE: 34, LIME STREET, E.C. GLOBE IRON WORKS, STALYBRIDGE. LIVERPOOL OFFICE: 14, CHAPEL STREET. MANCHESTER OFFICE: 33, BRAZENNOSE STREET. BIRMINGHAM OFFICE: EXCHANGE BUILDINGS. ALL QUOTATIONS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED ARE SUBJECT TO REPLY BY RETURN OF POST. REFERENCE RFS. P. Hawarden Bridge Steel Works, Shotton, Chester. 14th October, 1936. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham, Esq., Rolls Royce, Ltd., Derby. Dear Bill, Many thanks for your letter. I should have thought that the action of Mr. Armstrong was sufficient to excommunicate him entirely from any dealings with Derby. I can picture the Directors holding a ceremony for the official destruction of his guarantee! In spite of all this, however, I should very much like to try the car, and I will try and get in touch with Mr. Armstrong. Joking apart, the Bentley springing is definitely poor, even Geoffrey admits that the Minx is more comfortable! I am sorry I shall not see you at Olympia to-morrow, as I should like you to be present to help me in choosing the colour scheme for my new 12 cylinder Lagonda, or should I say straight 8 Sunbeam. I hope that your friends in Conduit Street will not lie back in their comfortable chairs too long, saying to themselves complacently that they have no need to worry about this competition, because it is quite impossible for anyone to produce anything equal to their product! Yours sincerely, Richard. | ||