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 Frank B. Halford to E. W. Hives regarding an automatic tappet and arranging a visit.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 17\6\ Scan182 | |
| Date | 21th February 1934 | |
| FRANK B. HALFORD, F.R.Ae.S. DESIGNER OF AERO AND AUTOMOBILE ENGINES. Telephone Nos.: Gerrard 1217. Gerrard 1218. 27060 8 & 9, GOLDEN SQUARE, LONDON, W.1. My Ref. FBH/EM Your Ref. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}12/MJ 21st February 1934. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. Hives Esq., c/o Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. My dear Hives, Having been away ill for a week, I have only just received your letter of the 15th instant, from which I am glad to note that my form of automatic tappet is now behaving itself on your single cylinder unit. As soon as you are ready, I should very much like to have come up to Derby for a run on the car you are now fitting up with a complete set of these tappets. As a matter of fact, I shall probably be outside Nottingham this week-end, but I expect Monday the 26th instant will probably be too soon for you? In any case, I shall look forward to hearing from you again as to when you will be ready. I note that you expect to be at Napiers this morning, and I am trying to arrange to run down there in the hopes of catching you, but, officially, I am not supposed to be back at work. Kindest regards, Yours sincerely, Frank B. Halford | ||