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 High Duty Alloys Ltd. regarding the supply of 18 piston blanks and a related drawing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\1\ scan0311 | |
| Date | 27th January 1941 | |
| HIGH DUTY ALLOYS LTD. TELEPHONE: SLOUGH 21201 (PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE) TELEGRAMS: ALLOYS, SLOUGH DIRECTORS: W.C.DEVEREUX, F.R.Ae.S. (Managing) DUNCAN McKELLAR H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} HERRINGTON S. SANDERS W. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} PRYTHERCH M.Sc. SECRETARY P. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} S. LAWRENCE Our Ref AB/JW/PROD. Your Ref RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS{C. Trot Salt - Carburation}/4/ET. 89 BUCKINGHAM AVENUE, TRADING ESTATE, SLOUGH, BUCKS. 27th January, 1941. Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, Experimental Department. Attention of Mr Sall. We thank you for your letter of the 23rd instant, together with which you enclosed drawing of Piston LM.101. We are sorry that we asked for this drawing, and we agree that this was gone into previously, and that we accordingly supplied 18 blanks to Wellworthy for machining. These were despatched on Monday the 20th instant and in addition we advised Wellworthy to contact you to ascertain what our instructions were. We trust therefore that this matter is now in order. Yours faithfully, For and on behalf of HIGH DUTY ALLOYS LIMITED. A.{Mr Adams} Blyth Assistant Production Engineer. | ||