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 a supplier confirming they have stopped work on a bonnet design and are awaiting modified drawings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 98\3\ scan0124 | |
| Date | 11th March 1938 | |
| TELEPHONE: ASTON CROSS 0914 (3 Lines) (PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE) TELEGRAMS: SUPERFINE BIRMINGHAM (Handwritten) 1076 / 405 HALLAM, SLEIGH & CHESTON CONTRACTORS TO H.M. GOVERNMENT, BRITISH AND FOREIGN RAILWAYS. MANUFACTURERS OF PRIVATE CAR AND PASSENGER VEHICLE FITTINGS WIDNEY WORKS BAGOT STREET BIRMINGHAM 4 YOUR REF Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.9/MH{M. Huckerby} OUR REF JHB/PB ESTB'd 1898 ASSOCIATED WITH WIDNEY MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. MAIDENHEAD MICROVERNIER LTD. BIRMINGHAM ON AIR MINISTRY APPROVED LISTS (Left Margin Text) Manufacturers of Widney Sliding Seat Assemblies Occasional Seats, Head Fittings, Car Door Locks. Dovetails, Door Buffers, Blind Rollers in Wood or Metal, Medium & Light Steel Pressings. Forgings. Widney Sliding Glass Run Channels. Velvet Covered Rubber or Metal and Felt, Sections in Brass or Steel. Ventilation Windows. Widney Road or Rail Vehicle Windows. Sliding Cab Windows. Metal Pans, Simplastic Glazing for Fixed Windows. Widney Unbroken Line Bonnet Hinge. Bonnet Fasteners. Un-broken Line Concealed Door Hinges. Widney Aircraft Components. 11th March, 1938. (Stamped) STD. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. (Handwritten) WAF Parking Dear Sirs, With reference to your letter of the 10th instant, we notice your proposed modification in the design of the bonnet and have, consequently, stopped the work on the bonnet to your previous set of drawings. We should be glad to receive your modified drawings to make a sample bonnet in accordance with the procedure you mention. With regard to your last paragraph, we are sending you a drawing, under separate cover, of the type of bonnet fastener used for pulling down the top panel to the side panel. Yours faithfully, HALLAM, SLEIGH & CHESTON, (Signature) J H Booth Chief Engineer (General) | ||