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 Thos Firth & John Brown Ltd. regarding the ordering of steel for Experimental 5-Plate Bentley Springs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 100\1\ scan0033 | |
| Date | 3rd September 1937 | |
| 200d 446 THOS FIRTH & JOHN BROWN LTD. INCORPORATING THE WHOLE OF THE UNDERTAKING OF THOS FIRTH & SONS LTD AND THE STEEL BUSINESS PREVIOUSLY CARRIED ON BY JOHN BROWN & CO LTD ATLAS & NORFOLK WORKS SHEFFIELD. 1 Telephones: ATLAS & NORFOLK WORKS SHEFFIELD 20081 (11 LINES) TINSLEY WORKS SHEFFIELD 41193 SCUNTHORPE FOUNDRY SCUNTHORPE LINCS 22 Telegraphic Addresses FIRTH SHEFFIELD ATLAS SHEFFIELD London Office 8, THE SANCTUARY WESTMINSTER, S.W.1 Telegraphic Addresses MESMERIC, PARL, LONDON ALDWARKE, PARL, LONDON Telephone Number 8310 VICTORIA Codes: PRIVATE ABC 6TH EDITION, BENTLEY'S 1912 & 1929, LIEBERS, LOMBARD, MARCONI, WESTERN UNION 5 LETTER. YOUR REFERENCE Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} 15/MH.{M. Huckerby} REGISTERED OFFICE ATLAS WORKS, SHEFFIELD OUR REFERENCE WHICH PLEASE QUOTE HWP/15/37. Spring Dept, Tinsley. 3rd. September. 1937. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, D E R B Y. For the attention of Mr. Leslie. Dear Sirs, In answer to your letter of 31st. August., regarding the 2 pairs of Experimental 5 - Plate Bentley Springs - we have ordered the Steel for these to-day, and will send you a Drawing of the spring in the course of a few days. Yours faithfully, THOS. FIRTH & JOHN BROWN LTD. for Director. | ||