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 Benton & Stone Ltd. confirming that tooling for modified petrol filters is progressing well and a sample will be available shortly.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 44\1\ Scan241 | |
| Date | 18th October 1928 | |
| BENTON & STONE LIMITED ESTABLISHED 1814 TRADE ENOTS MARK REGISTERED OUR REF CSM/HML. YOUR REF Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/LG. For the attention of W.A. Robotham Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: ENOTS BIRMINGHAM TELEPHONE 7442 CENTRAL [PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE] A B C CODE USED DIRECTORS: HERBERT STONE. HARRY S. ATKINSON CHARLES E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} WILKES. C. ERIC WILKES BRACEBRIDGE ST BIRMINGHAM LONDON OFFICE: DEVON HOUSE 173, GT. PORTLAND STREET TELEPHONE 8911 MUSEUM 109, GT. PORTLAND STREET Handwritten number at top: 74037 18th. October 1928. Dear Sirs, Modified Petrol Filters. In reply to your kind letter of the 16th inst., with reference to the above, we are pleased to say that the tools are well forward and there seems every possibility of letting you have a modified sample before the 23rd. Yours faithfully, BENTON & STONE LTD., [Signature] Director. | ||