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 a tyre supplier regarding a meeting and the delivery of test tyres for a Corniche model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 156\3\ scan0211 | |
| Date | 23th October 1940 | |
| Tyres Avon 1331 ESTABLISHED 1885 SYMBOLS OF ENDURANCE THE AVON INDIA RUBBER CO. Ltd. CHAIRMAN MAJOR R.F. FULLER, J.P. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN SIR HERBERT E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} BLAIN, C.B.E., M.INST.T. JOINT GENERAL MANAGERS R.H. COMLEY. O.F. SWANBOROUGH. SECRETARY & ACCOUNTANT E.H. LOVELL, A.C.I.S. SERVICE DEPOTS: LONDON. BIRMINGHAM BRISTOL. MANCHESTER NEWCASTLE. GLASGOW BELFAST. JGM/VB. Telegrams RUBBER MELKSHAM. Telephone MELKSHAM 120 (6 LINES). Codes A.B.C. 5TH EDN. WESTERN UNION, BENTLEYS & M.T. PRIVATE CODE. LONDON OFFICE, MABLEDON PLACE, ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} PANCRAS, LONDON, W.C.1. HEAD OFFICE & WORKS, MELKSHAM, WILTS. 23rd. October. 1940. W. Robotham Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., DERBY. Dear Mr. Robotham, Thanks for your letter of 18th. October. I shall be pleased to call on you at Derby on Monday 28th. October, and I shall bring with me Mr. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} Dickson who has charge of the Tyre Design Section of our Development Department. Owing to enemy action the railway transport in and around Birmingham is, I believe, somewhat difficult, and trains both north and south to Birmingham have been running anything up to 1.1/2 hours late. The Railway Company states that some improvement can be hoped for, but nevertheless I fear there is a risk of our reaching Derby at some time later than 11.36 a.m. If we arrive promptly, we shall come straight out to Nightingale Road, but if we are so late that there seems little hope of doing anything before lunch I shall telephone you from the Station. Anyway, we trust that Mr. Hardy and you, and also Mr. Grylls if he is available, will join us for lunch. Yesterday we sent to Derby by passenger train, and marked for your attention, 8 - 6.50/16 Silent Tyres in the present pattern and 2 tyres from the original mould with the five-barred pattern. The last mentioned only differ from those you originally barred, in that the non-skid depth has been reduced. You will recollect that we machined metal for this mould in order to provide a light tread tyre for your Corniche Model. We trust these tyres will arrive in time for you to make some preliminary tests before next Monday. We shall also bring with us a complete record showing the modifications made to our Silent Tread pattern, throughout the course of our joint experiments early in 1939. Yours sincerely, THE AVON INDIA RUBBER COMPANY LIMITED. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Mackay DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AND CHIEF CHEMIST. | ||