Letter from British Tyre & Rubber Co. confirming the production and dispatch of rubber strips.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154a\4\ scan0150 | |
| Date | 3rd April 1941 | |
| Suspension File. Clm {D. D. Clapham} 23E TELEPHONE: BURTON-ON-TRENT 2977 (2 LINES). TELEGRAMS: "BRITGOODS, BURTON-ON-TRENT." BRITISH TYRE & RUBBER Co. LTD. DIRECTORS: SIR WALROND SINCLAIR, K.B.E., (CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR) SIR JOHN P. HEWETT, G.C.S.I., K.B.E., C.I.E., (DEPUTY CHAIRMAN) BERNARD H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} BINDER, F.C.A. LT COM. SIR HUGH DAWSON, BART. R.N., COL. THE HON. STUART PLEYDELL-BOUVERIE, D.S.O. ALFRED SEELEY. ALAN SINCLAIR. OXFORD WORKS, DERBY ROAD, BURTON-ON-TRENT. HEAD OFFICE, HERGA HOUSE, VINCENT SQUARE, LONDON, S.W.1. WORKS: LEYLAND, LANCS. AND BURTON-ON-TRENT. BRANCHES & SERVICE DEPOTS, LONDON. LEEDS. LIVERPOOL. GLASGOW. BRISTOL. BIRMINGHAM. ETC. CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY, POST OFFICE, PRINCIPAL RAILWAYS, ETC. CAS/JM {Mr Morley} 3rd April. 1941 Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd. Nightingale Road. Derby. Dear Sirs, Replying to your letter Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Clm. {D. D. Clapham} 4/ET of the 1st instant, we are arranging for the immediate production of the Rubber Strips in rubber durometer 40/45 and hope to despatch these to you during the course of the next 2/3 days. Yours faithfully, for THE BRITISH TYRE & RUBBER CO. LTD. A.H.Williams. for C.A.S. | ||
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).