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 a supplier regarding the readiness and delivery of Bentley Bonnet Panels.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 119\4\ scan0100 | |
| Date | 1st June 1938 | |
| 1026 TELEPHONE: ASTON CROSS 0914 (3 Lines) (PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE) TELEGRAMS: SUPERFINE BIRMINGHAM HALLAM, SLEIGH & CHESTON CONTRACTORS TO H.M. GOVERNMENT, BRITISH AND FOREIGN RAILWAYS. MANUFACTURERS OF PRIVATE CAR AND PASSENGER VEHICLE FITTINGS WIDNEY WORKS BAGOT STREET BIRMINGHAM 4 YOUR REF OUR REF JHB/PM THE WIDNEY ESTBD (HSC) 1898. ASSOCIATED WITH WIDNEY MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. MAIDENHEAD MICROVERNIER LTD. BIRMINGHAM ON AIR MINISTRY APPROVED LISTS Manufacturers of Widney Sliding Seat Assemblies Occasional Seats, Head Fittings, Car Door Locks, Dovetails, Door Buffers, Blind Rollers in Wood or Metal, Medium & Light Steel Pressings. Forgings. Widney Sliding Glass Run Channels, Velvet Covered Rubber or Metal and Felt. Sections in Brass or Steel. Ventilation Windows. Widney Road or Rail Vehicle Windows. Sliding Cab Windows. Metal Pans. Simplastic Glazing for Fixed Windows. Widney Unbroken Line Bonnet Hinge. Bonnet Fasteners. Un-broken Line Concealed Door Hinges. Widney Aircraft Components. 1st June, 1938. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Derby. ATTENTION: MR. STEADMAN Dear Sirs, The two pairs of Bentley Bonnet Panels will be ready about five o'clock to-morrow afternoon, the 2nd inst. It is regretted that delivery has not been made before, but we were not satisfied with the finish of the Panels the first attempt, but in the present folding, as the writer has seen this afternoon, we think we have accomplished a job that will be satisfactory to you. Yours faithfully, HALLAM, SLEIGH & CHESTON, J.H.Booth. S.C.Rtenton Chief Engineer (General) | ||