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 Birmingham Aluminium Casting Co Ltd. regarding the design and quote for a gudgeon pin.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\3\ scan0204 | |
| Date | 12th February 1937 | |
| files 1256 THE BIRMINGHAM ALUMINIUM CASTING (1903) COMPANY LTD. BIRMID WORKS Telephone: SMETHWICK 1213-6 BIRMAL (logo) SMETHWICK BIRMINGHAM Telegrams: 'BIRMAL SMETHWICK' OUR REFERENCE APF/MOT. PISTON.B. YOUR REFERENCE Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Mths.{Reg Matthews}1/JH.11.2.37. Matthews February 12th 1937. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Experimental Dept., DERBY. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of yesterday's date, regarding the gudgeon pin which you use as standard in the Piston Part No. E.60632. We note that the fully floating type with end pads is what has been selected by you, and we confirm that we have no objection to incorporating this type of pin and will complete our design and quote for similar type. Yours faithfully, FOR THE BIRMINGHAM ALUMINIUM CASTING (1903) CO LTD. [Signature] MANAGER, PISTON DEPT. LONDON OFFICE: ABFORD HOUSE, WILTON ROAD, S.W.1. Telephone Victoria 1620. | ||