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 British Tyre & Rubber Co. Ltd. confirming the manufacture of 24 Rubber Buffers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 124\2\ scan0113 | |
| Date | 2nd April 1940 | |
| B380. Crankshaft File. 1044 BRITISH TYRE & RUBBER CO. LTD. TELEPHONE: BURTON-ON-TRENT 2977 (2 LINES). TELEGRAMS: "BRITGOODS, BURTON-ON-TRENT." DIRECTORS: SIR WALROND SINCLAIR, K.B.E., (CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR) SIR JOHN P. HEWETT, G.C.S.I., K.B.E., C.I.E., (DEPUTY CHAIRMAN) BERNHARD H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} BINDER, F.C.A. LT COM. SIR HUGH DAWSON, BART. R.N., (ASSISTANT MANAGING DIRECTOR) COL. THE HON. STUART PLEYDELL-BOUVERIE, D.S.O. ALFRED SEELEY. ALAN SINCLAIR. OXFORD WORKS, DERBY ROAD, BURTON-ON-TRENT. HEAD OFFICE, THAMES HOUSE, MILLBANK, LONDON, S.W.1. WORKS: LEYLAND, LANCS. AND BURTON-ON-TRENT. BRANCHES & SERVICE DEPOTS, LONDON. LEEDS. LIVERPOOL. GLASGOW. BRISTOL. BIRMINGHAM. ETC. CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY, POST OFFICE, PRINCIPAL RAILWAYS, ETC. CAS/IEB. 2nd APRIL, 1940. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, D E R B Y. for Studebaker Damper B380. Dear Sirs, We acknowledge with thanks receipt of your letter Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/JRS.12/JH of the 30th ult., in accordance with which we are putting in hand at once, manufacture of 24 Rubber Buffers EXS.1421, durometer hardness 35/40 and hope to despatch these to you within the course of the next few days. Yours faithfully, For BRITISH TYRE & RUBBER CO. LTD. R.H.Williams. per bal. | ||