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 Earl of Rothes regarding a chassis delivery time and a request for a particularly good chassis.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 96\1\ scan0080 | |
Date | 15th March 1937 | |
361 BROCKLEHURST-WHISTON AMALGAMATED LTD SILK MANUFACTURERS, DYERS, PRINTERS & FINISHERS LEITH HOUSE · 47 GRESHAM STREET · LONDON · E C 2 DIRECTORS THE EARL OF ROTHES A.{Mr Adams} C. DAVIS SIR JOSEPH W. L. NAPIER, BT.{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} W. WHISTON, J.P. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} HAROLD BROWN P. L. FLEMING GRY{Shadwell Grylls} Has this car been despatched Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} R/EM. TELEPHONE:- NATIONAL 7471 (6 lines) TELEGRAMS:- DOMUNCULA·CENT·LONDON 15th March, 1937. G.H.Grylls, Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Derby. Dear Mr. Grylls, I am much obliged for your letter of March 12th in reply to mine to Robotham, and I note the chassis should leave the works in eight or nine weeks' time. Robotham had most kindly promised to keep an eye on it for me, as Mr. H.C.Drayton is not only a great friend of mine but I think will also be a very valuable client of yours, and I am very anxious that he should have, if possible, a particularly good chassis. I should be very grateful if, in the event of Robotham not being back in time, you could perhaps try it yourself before it leaves the works. With many apologies for troubling you, Yours sincerely, Rothes. 3-BP-52 8/9 20 9/2L St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} if 13C √x 3 >--< x Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} Owing to strike will not be on test until about 13th June - then further 3-weeks required. | ||