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).
Request to retrieve a notebook containing limericks from a car after an African trip.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\4\ scan0102 | |
| Date | 27th April 1937 | |
| S/W. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}..from Bkl. 1011 76/1 c/y H.B. Browning Bkl.18/27.4.37 African trip. 34-EX I have had a letter from Mr. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} B. Browning who went on the above, who says "In the back of the car there is a ladies companion with mirror, notebook etc. In this notebook there are a series of limericks, which I wrote throughout the trip on the name of the places we passed through. I know Symons would like to make use of some of them in the book you will be preparing, and I want to keep copies of them. Some of them are pretty rude ! Would you be so good as to write to Derby and ask them to forward this note-book. It is the little note-book belonging to the car and is bound in grey leather. I would be awfully obliged if you would do this for me" If you can do anything in the matter I know you will. Bkl. | ||