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).
Car arriving in London without a number plate.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 76\1\ scan0043 | |
| Date | 13th August 1913 | |
| R.R. 657. (50H) (XX. 863. 2.6.13) E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} P. 4349. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (Four Lines). Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT... Cas Miss CASWELL... Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX... D Mr. DeLOOZE E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE G Mr. GNAPP Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON K Mr. KILNER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN Ny Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pn{Mr Northey} Mr. PATERSON Pd Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V --- VIENNA Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER... W Mr. WHITEHEAD W Mr. WORMALD Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Chassis 1926 - Mr.Johnson X677 13.8.13 Sn{Mr Sanderson}27/OS12813. Please note Sales Dept. advise us car arrived in London without number plate on chassis. This we feel sure is a most important item particularly as Sales Dept. are to arrange for triptique, and they ask us to take particular steps to see that this does not occur again. D Sn.{Mr Sanderson} This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. [Watermark: JOHNSON BOND MADE AT CROXLEY] | ||