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 confirming the availability of foundry equipment and supplies of Aerolite Pistons for the T.T. Bentley 4 1/4 litre engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\1\ scan0018 | |
| Date | 2nd December 1938 | |
| 1256 TELEPHONE: VICTORIA 0671 (5 LINES). CODES: A.B.C. 5TH EDITION. ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. ON ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE AND AIR MINISTRY LISTS. THE LIGHT PRODUCTION CO. LTD. PROPRIETORS OF THE LONDON PISTON RING CO. LIMITED. CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR: M.V. ROBERTS. DIRECTORS: E.G. DAVIES. WM. THIRTLE. ENGINEERS TELEGRAMS: INLAND, NAPOLEONIC, SOWEST, LONDON. FOREIGN, NAPOLEONIC, LONDON. 60/66, ROCHESTER ROW, WESTMINSTER, S.W.1 WORKS AND GOODS ADDRESS: 61/67, GREENCOAT PLACE, WESTMINSTER, S.W.1. OUR REF. CHB/DP YOUR REF. RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation}6/JH 2nd December, 1938. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Experimental Dept., DERBY. Dear Sirs, In reply to your communication of the 30th ultimo, we are pleased to advise you that the Foundry equipment for E.R. Hall's T.T. Bentley is still in existence, and there would be no difficulty in giving you further supplies of Aerolite Pistons made from this equipment. Should you wish to identify this particular Piston in any communications in future, will you kindly note that the cast number is C.239 and the drawing number P.325. This Piston was of course, for the 4 1/4 litre engine. Yours faithfully, FOR THE LIGHT PRODUCTION CO. LTD. H.N. Brooks GENERAL MANAGER. File | ||