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 Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd. providing a quotation for rubber materials for wheel covering discs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\1\ scan0398 | |
| Date | 13th December 1938 | |
| B/W/GPDS Seen ED{J. L. Edwards} 1370 Copy - C.H.Grylls, Esq. DUNLOP RUBBER CO.,LTD. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "DUNLOPS, PHONE, BIRMINGHAM" YOUR REF: OUR REF: HEP/WS.220.D. FORT DUNLOP ERDINGTON BIRMINGHAM 24 TELEPHONE: ERDINGTON 2121 (P.B.X) EXTENSION NO. 395. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. For the attention of I.A.Leslie, Esq. 13th December, 1938. Dear Sirs, The writer has recently been discussing with Mr.Grylls the possibility of a simplified valve arrangement for wheel covering discs, and bound up with this question was the idea of a rubber attachment on the periphery of the disc so that it would be insulated from the wheel rim. A sample has already been submitted to Mr.Grylls, and as it is understood that you would carry out the attachment of the rubber yourselves, it is felt that you would wish to have our quotation for the necessary material, which is as follows :- (a) Rubber strip 2/6d per dozen rolls each 5 yards long. (b) Solution 1/-d per lb. One wheel requires approximately 4 feet of strip, and 1 lb of solution would be sufficient for 40 wheels. It will therefore be seen that the material cost per car is in the neighbourhood of 5d. Should you decide to proceed on these lines we should be very pleased either to send a Representative to Derby to give you a demonstration of the best procedure for attaching the rubber, or alternatively to receive your Representative at Fort Dunlop. Yours faithfully, For DUNLOP RUBBER CO.,LTD. [Signature] Manager, Car Manfrs.Division. [Logo with text: 1888 1938 DUNLOP 50 YEARS OF GROWTH] | ||