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 Thos Firth & John Brown Ltd concerning the production and delivery of Bentley springs and enclosing blueprints.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\4\ scan0051 | |
| Date | 8th February 1935 | |
| THOS FIRTH & JOHN BROWN LTD INCORPORATING THE WHOLE OF THE UNDERTAKING OF THOS FIRTH & SONS LTD AND THE STEEL BUSINESS PREVIOUSLY CARRIED ON BY JOHN BROWN & CO LTD. ATLAS & NORFOLK WORKS SHEFFIELD.1 Telephones: ATLAS & NORFOLK WORKS SHEFFIELD 20081 (11 LINES). TINSLEY WORKS SHEFFIELD 41193 SCUNTHORPE FOUNDRY SCUNTHORPE LINCS 22 Telegraphic Addresses: FIRTH SHEFFIELD ATLAS SHEFFIELD London Office: 8, THE SANCTUARY WESTMINSTER, S.W.1 Telegraphic Addresses: MESMERIC, PARL, LONDON ALDWARKE, PARL, LONDON Telephone Number: 8310 VICTORIA Codes: Private A.B.C. 6th Edition, Bentleys 1912 & 1929, Liebers, Lombard, Marconi, Western Union 5 Letter. REGISTERED OFFICE ATLAS WORKS, SHEFFIELD YOUR REFERENCE Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.13/KW. Expt/1 Dept. OUR REFERENCE WHICH PLEASE QUOTE Spring Dept, Tinsley. HWP/4/35. February. 8th. 1935. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. Dear Sirs, BENTLEY SPRINGS. For the attention of Mr. Leslie. In reply to your letter of the 7th. inst., we have pleasure in enclosing Blue Prints Nos. 132 and 133, by which you will see that we are making you a Set to Print 132. These Springs are nearing completion and we intend to send them to you early next week. We understand that Mr. Wolstenholme is with you to-day, and no doubt he will make known to you the position. In the event of your desiring to try out a Set of the 3 Plate Springs shown on Print 133., we are now fully prepared to deliver in a few days, on receipt of your instructions. Yours faithfully, THOS. FIRTH & JOHN BROWN LTD., H.W. Yorke for Director. ENCLOSURE | ||