Letter from a supplier regarding valves damaged during an air raid.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 158\5\ scan0102 | |
| Date | 26th November 1940 | |
| CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY - ON AIR MINISTRY LIST OF FIRMS WHOSE INSPECTION AND TESTING FACILITIES HAVE RECEIVED A.I.D. APPROVAL TELEPHONE: VICTORIA 0514-0515 TELEGRAMS: VALVANRING-BIRMINGHAM MOTOR COMPONENTS (BIRMINGHAM) LIMITED MANUFACTURERS OF VALVES FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES DIRECTORS: S. C. JOSEPH (MANAGING) W. EVANS L. MURPHY BURBIDGE ROAD BORDESLEY GREEN BIRMINGHAM·9 OUR REF LM/FM. YOUR REF RM {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /CTS {C. Trot Salt - Carburation} /FT DATE Nov. 26th. 1940 1360. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY Dear Sirs, Further to our letter of the 23rd. we regret to advise you the partly finished Valves EB.5210 and 3853 were damaged in the Air raid last week, and at the moment we are not certain they can be salvaged. We shall have them carefully viewed during the next day or two and will write you further immediately we have any information. Yours faithfully, MOTOR COMPONENTS (BIRMINGHAM) LTD L. Murphy. | ||
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).