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 Overdrive Gears Ltd. regarding a delayed response due to a director's absence.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 136\2\ scan0050 | |
| Date | 15th February 1939 | |
| 1153 PLEASE REPLY DIRECT TO "ORMIDALE" THE AVENUE, HATCH END, MIDDX. 'PHONE: HATCH END 1221 Overdrive Gears Ltd., DIRECTORS A.C.WICKMAN. WALTER JENKS. C. D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} GAY. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} de NORMANVILLE. 76, VICTORIA STREET, LONDON, S. W. 1. TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAMS VICTORIA 6291 KA/1. 15th February, 1939. S. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Grylls, Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sir, Referring to your letter ref Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}5/MH.{M. Huckerby} of the 10th inst., for which I thank you, Capt. de Normanville has been on the Continent for the past week or so, and has just indicated that he will be detained a further few days. He will, however, deal with the matter of your letter under reply, so soon as he returns. Yours faithfully, OVERDRIVE GEARS LIMITED. [Signature] Assist. Secretary. | ||