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 to a supplier inquiring about receiving a sample of bonnet tape in a black finish before placing an order.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 117\3\ scan0472 | |
| Date | 28th May 1941 | |
| 1021. 28th May, 1941. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/EAG.2/RH.{R. Hollingworth} Messrs. Small & Parkes Ltd., Hendam Vale Works, MANCHESTER.9. Dear Sirs, On March 31st you sent us a sample of your 3/4" Don 38 quality bonnet tape W.P. finish. We wish to order a short length of this, but before doing so, we shall be glad to know if you can supply this material in a black finish instead of the fawnish-grey as your sample. If you will let us have this information, we shall be obliged. Yours faithfully, for ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, | ||