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 Dunlop Rubber arranging a meeting to discuss wartime tyre developments.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 157\3\ scan0128 | |
| Date | 11th October 1940 | |
| Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/17L. Please make a note on my appointment list. DUNLOP RUBBER CO., LTD. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: 'DUNLOPS, PHONE, BIRMINGHAM' TELEPHONE: ERDINGTON 2121 (P.B.X) EXTENSION NO YOUR REF: OUR REF: FORT DUNLOP ERDINGTON BIRMINGHAM 24 1332 Mr. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham, Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., D E R B Y. L October 11th. 1940. Dear Robotham, I have your letter of the 10th inst. and am sorry that you have got a still further problem to add to your worries. Mr. King can come over next week either Wednesday or Thursday to suit your convenience. We ourselves are trying to keep our developments going in spite of wartime demands, and I know that Mr. King would welcome a general chat with you on the subject of tyre developments. Yours sincerely, 11.15. Wednesday. A Healey | ||