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 Samuel Fox & Company Limited concerning assistance with a new spring design.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154a\2\ scan0341 | |
| Date | 21th May 1941 | |
| 118 CAR FILE TELEPHONE: OUGHTIBRIDGE 40871 (5 LINES). ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. CODES WESTERN UNION 5TH EDITION. A.B.C. TELEGRAMS: FOX. DEEPCAR. SAMUEL FOX & COMPANY LIMITED ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNITED STEEL COMPANIES LIMITED YOUR REF OUR REF: THH/CH STOCKSBRIDGE WORKS NR SHEFFIELD 21st May 1941. Messrs Rolls Royce Ltd., DERBY. 230 1305 Rmj/GB See me Dear Sirs, We are very interested in your letter dated the 15th instant and desire to give you every assistance possible in this proposition. Our Spring designer is familiar with the type of spring you were in the habit of using pre-war and feels that he can help you with your new ideas. With a view to going further in this matter it would be most helpful if your representative could pay us a visit on Monday afternoon next, the 26th instant. Will you kindly try and arrange this and make sure that he brings the necessary information and drawings with him. Assuring you of our keeness in this matter. We are, Yours faithfully, SAMUEL FOX, & Co, LIMITED; J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} Plowman Director. THE UNITED STEEL COMPANIES LTD. | ||