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 Rover Company Ltd. requesting samples of chromium-plated steel parts for a salt spray test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\3\ scan0213 | |
| Date | 26th April 1938 | |
| TELEPHONE 8081 (7 LINES). TELEGRAMS: 'ROVER,' 'COVENTRY.' 1091. THE ROVER COMPANY LTD. COVENTRY, ENG. SBW:ME. April 26th 1938 W.A. Robotham Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd, Derby. Dear Robotham, I am still intrigued with the fact that you have some of your exterior steel parts chromium plated. I am doubtful as to the possibility of doing this without getting rust. Will you send me any exterior steel parts so treated taken from stock, together with an invoice for same as I shall put them in a salt spray test, which I doubt whether they will survive. Yours sincerely, S B Wilks | ||