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 G.A. Harvey & Co. regarding the construction of wire mesh grilles from aluminium wire.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 94\3\ scan0086 | |
| Date | 7th September 1936 | |
| CITY OFFICE: 58, VICTORIA STREET, LONDON, S.W.1. TELEGRAMS TELEPHONE: VICTORIA 4963 (4 LINES) "CHEAPER, WOL, LONDON." TELEPHONE GREENWICH 0020 (20 LINES) BRANCHES: BIRMINGHAM, LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, CARDIFF, BELFAST. X340 G.A. HARVEY & Cº (LONDON) LTD. DEPARTMENTS: ENGINEERS STEEL FURNITURE METAL PERFORATORS FOR OFFICE & WORKS SHEET METAL AND WIRE WEAVERS STEEL PLATE WORKERS WIRE WORKERS TANK MAKERS GALVANIZERS YOUR REF Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Std.11/JH OUR REF W/K/4 GREENWICH METAL WORKS TELEPHONE EX. NO. 313. LONDON S.E.7. 7th September, 1936. Messrs.Rolls-Royce Ltd., Exptl.Dept., DERBY. STD hoka HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/SM Dear Sirs, With reference to our letter of the 4th inst. regarding wire mesh grilles, we have gone further into this matter and find that it will be possible to construct the grilles in the meshes, samples of which were previously submitted, made from aluminium wire. We shall be glad to know whether you require further samples constructed. You will, of course, appreciate that it will be necessary to order a few pounds of wire specially and the price is likely to be high. Yours faithfully, G.A. HARVEY & CO. (LONDON) LTD. CONTRACTORS TO ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY, INDIA OFFICE, CROWN AGENTS, ETC. | ||