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 regarding the dispatch of an experimental silencer (X.455) for testing on a new Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 152\3\ scan0257 | |
| Date | 31th August 1938 | |
| BURGESS PRODUCTS COMPANY LTD DIRECTORS: E.J.L., P.E., & K.G. COTTON ELECTRICAL & ACOUSTICAL ENGINEERS & MANUFACTURERS BARWELL LEICESTER TELEPHONES: 141/2 EARL SHILTON TELEGRAMS: BURDUCTO, BARWELL STATION: HINCKLEY, L.M.S LONDON OFFICE: THAMES HOUSE, MILLBANK S.W.1 TELEPHONE: VICTORIA 2981 TELEGRAMS: BURDUCTO, LONDON ASSOCIATED COMPANIES FREEPORT ILL. U.S.A. MADISON WIS. U.S.A. MOLINE ILL. U.S.A. NIAGARA FALLS, CANADA EUROPEAN AGENCIES: BERLIN PARIS VIENNA BRUSSELS ROTTERDAM BUDAPEST PRAGUE STOCKHOLM LISBON GENEVA OSLO MADRID COPENHAGEN File Messrs. Rolls Royce Limited, Experimental Department, DERBY. Your Ref: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}15/MH.{M. Huckerby} Our Ref: S/KGC/NG. 31st August, 1938. For the attention of Mr. Whyman. Dear Sirs, We are despatching to you tonight a further experimental silencer, X.455 for test on the new Bentley. We are sorry this has taken rather longer to put through than we anticipated when we saw you here last week, and sincerely trust it will arrive in time to enable it to be fitted to the car before it leaves for the Continent. If you would be good enough to let us know whether this silencer appears satisfactory enough to warrant our making up a duplicate, we will go ahead with this immediately. Awaiting your further word with interest, we are, Yours faithfully, BURGESS PRODUCTS COMPANY LIMITED. [Signature] Experimental Department. cc.GD. | ||