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 Wills Pressure Filled Joint Ring, Ltd. following up on a visit and discussing designs for exhaust and inlet joint rings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 86\1\ scan0121 | |
| Date | 7th February 1935 | |
| WILLS PRESSURE FILLED JOINT RING, LIMITED, SALMON PARADE, BRIDGWATER. TELEPHONES: BRIDGWATER 241 & 242. (PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE.) TELEGRAMS: WILLS, PHONE, BRIDGWATER. DIRECTORS: A.{Mr Adams} F.{Mr Friese} WILLS (CHAIRMAN) C. STANDEN PAINE J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} W. TURNER R.{Sir Henry Royce} DODD C. HENRY HOOPER P. WILLS, MANAGING DIRECTOR. YOUR REF. OUR REF. PW/EMH. February 7th, 1935. For the attention of Mr. Bowering, Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. Dear Sir, We beg to confirm the visit of our Mr. C. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Hooper, and thank you for the courtesy extended to him. We note from Mr. Hooper's report that you have not yet had the opportunity of testing the gasket recently supplied. We shall look forward with interest to your report on this test in the course of the next few weeks. With reference to the exhaust and inlet joints discussed, we have a design for fitting our rings in steel or copper plates 1/16" thick, and using 1/8" cross section joint rings. These have proved very satisfactory, and in view of the fact that they can be manufactured complete for sums varying from 1/- to 1/3d. and that their life is the life of the car, they are a very economical proposition, and we should very much appreciate the opportunity to quote you for your requirements in this direction. Yours faithfully, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF WILLS PRESSURE FILLED JOINT RING, Ltd. P. Wills MANAGING DIRECTOR. [Handwritten note] Order Exhaust Joint Gaskets 3 - Copper plate. 3 - Steel plate. | ||