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 confirming an order for a set of 21 x 5.6 stud disc wheels on loan for experimental purposes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\1\ scan0146 | |
| Date | 25th September 1925 | |
| Telegraphic Address. 'DUNLOPS, BIRMINGHAM' Telephone No. BIRMINGHAM CENTRAL 4108. PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. 25 LINES. X 3705 Registered Offices. DUNLOP HOUSE, 1, ALBANY ST LONDON, N.W.1. BY APPOINTMENT DUNLOP RUBBER CO LTD Founders of the Pneumatic Tyre Industry FORT DUNLOP, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM. STATION: CASTLE BROMWICH. (MID. RY.) GOODS: TO DUNLOP SIDINGS, CASTLE BROMWICH. CAR ROUTE: TYBURN ROAD FROM STEELHOUSE LANE TO FORT DUNLOP WORKS, CAR 63. WHEN REPLYING PLEASE QUOTE ON BOTH LETTER & ENVELOPE EB/JIB. 12. ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE FIRM Vehicle Equipment Section. 25th September.1925; Messrs Rolls-Royce, Limited, Nightingale Road, D E R B Y. Dear Sirs, We acknowledge with thanks receipt of your letter of the 24th inst., reference HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/RML/LG, requesting us to supply a set of 21 x 5.6 stud disc wheels on loan for experimental purposes. These items are in hand and we hope to let you have a fixed delivery promise in the course of a day or so. Yours faithfully, FOR THE DUNLOP RUBBER COMPANY LIMITED. R.{Sir Henry Royce} Hodge EB | ||