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 Hallam, Sleigh & Cheston regarding their 'Widney Klampon' car heater.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 137\3\ scan0002 | |
| Date | 4th January 1939 | |
| File Deals 1158 Run STEADMAN TELEPHONE: ASTON CROSS 0914 (3 Lines) (PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE) TELEGRAMS: SUPERFINE BIRMINGHAM HALLAM, SLEIGH & CHESTON CONTRACTORS TO H.M. GOVERNMENT, BRITISH AND FOREIGN RAILWAYS MANUFACTURERS OF PRIVATE CAR AND PASSENGER VEHICLE FITTINGS WIDNEY WORKS BAGOT STREET BIRMINGHAM 4 YOUR REF. OUR REF. HAB/MTL ESTB'd HSC 1898 PARTNERS: H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} L. SLEIGH A.{Mr Adams} S. CHESTON ASSOCIATED WITH WIDNEY MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. MAIDENHEAD MICROVERNIER LTD. BIRMINGHAM ON AIR MINISTRY APPROVED LISTS 4th January, 1939. Manufacturers of Widney Sliding Seat Assemblies, Occasional Seats, Head Fittings, Car Door Locks, Dovetails, Door Buffers, Blind Rollers in Wood or Metal, Medium & Light Steel Pressings, Forgings. Widney Sliding Glass Run Channels, et Covered Rubber or Metal and Felt, Sections in Brass or Steel. Ventilation Windows. Widney Road or Rail Vehicle Windows, Sliding Cab Windows Metal Pans, Simplastic Glazing for Fixed Windows. Widney Unbroken Line Bonnet Hinge Bonnet Fasteners. Un-broken Line Concealed Door Hinges. Widney Aircraft Components Designs Department, Messrs. Rolls Royce, DERBY. Dear Sirs, We have recently had several enquiries from Coach builders about our Widney Klampon Car Heater, and while they have expressed their satisfaction with the efficiency of the device, they have in all cases referred us to you before attempting to put it on any of the bodies they build. We therefore enclose for your information, a leaflet describing our Heater, and a copy of a letter which we have just received from Mr. Dudgeon, who recently had a Klampon fitted on to his 20 H.P. Rolls Royce car. We cannot say how the Heater will work on more recent Models, but we do think that you will find it quite a useful device if properly fitted. We should therefore welcome the opportunity of showing you our Heater at any time convenient to you. We should like also to mention that we are producing several other types of heaters on rather unconventional lines, and if these would interest you, we should also like to show them to you. Yours faithfully, HALLAM, SLEIGH & CHESTON. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} A.{Mr Adams} BRINKWORTH. HEATER DEPARTMENT. | ||