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 The Stainless Spinning Works confirming a modified drawing for Spring Plates is practical.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 121\1\ scan0276 | |
| Date | 16th May 1940 | |
| Brakes (Servo) TEL. NO.: ASTON Cross 1451. APPROVED BY THE AIR MINISTRY. THE STAINLESS SPINNING WORKS. PROPRIETOR: EUGENE P. BLAKE. SPECIALISING IN STAINLESS STEEL, DURALUMIN AND OTHER METALS FOR AIRCRAFT, MOTOR, CHEMICAL, ELECTRICAL & GENERAL TRADES. GENERAL SHEET METAL WORK. YOUR REF. RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/MHR.{M. H. Rigby}/ML. OUR REF. EPB/JML. 182, MILLER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, 6. [Signature: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Rigby] May. 16th. 1940. Messrs Rolls-Royce Limited., Derby. Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of your communication of the 14th, inst, regarding Spring Plates, GB.5114, and we consider the modified drawing a practical proposition. We have ordered the material for these parts, and on receipt will proceed immediately with an initial quantitiy. Assuring you of our prompt and careful attention at all times. We are, Yours faithfully, THE STAINLESS SPINNING WORKS. [Signature: p.p. E.P. Blake] | ||