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 The Rover Company Ltd. discussing the development and experimentation of Wilmot-Breeden door locks.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 113\3\ scan0109 | |
| Date | 3rd May 1938 | |
| 1001 . TELEPHONE 8081 (7 LINES). TELEGRAMS: ROVER,"COVENTRY." THE ROVER COMPANY LTD. COVENTRY, ENG. SBW:ME. May 3rd 1938 W.A. Robotham Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd, Derby. [Handwritten] EU [crossed out] F.{Mr Friese} DODD [crossed out] Noted AH { please note + return to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Dear Robotham, Wilmot-Breeden Door Locks. I presume you are referring to the gun type Breeden lock, with which we are experimenting. The principle seems to us good, and from the experiments we have carried out, there is no reason why it should not be made a success. Breedens, however, have not yet produced a lock in the correct form for dealing with all possible conditions the lock has to meet, more especially they have not yet solved the problem of the safety catch. They came over the other day and we had a long conference, and they have gone away to make another set which I think should be satisfactory. We are very keen on making a success of these locks and would like to co-operate with you when you have had time to try them, because we have some very definite ideas on the subject. Yours sincerely, [Signature of S.B.Wilks] S.B.Wilks. | ||