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 Leonard Williams & Co. Ltd. apologising for omitting to send rear end fittings for a gearbox.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\1\ scan0387 | |
| Date | 18th October 1938 | |
| 1086. LEONARD WILLIAMS & CO. LTD. DIRECTORS: LEONARD WILLIAMS (CHAIRMAN) . THE EARL OF MACCLESFIELD . R.{Sir Henry Royce} P. DENMAN . FREDERICK STATHAM TOWLE SOLE CONCESSIONNAIRES FOR BRITISH ISLES PACKARD CARS WEST END SHOWROOMS 12, BERKELEY STREET, W.1 TELEPHONE: MAYFAIR 7541 (4 LINES) SCOTTISH SHOWROOMS & SERVICE DEPOT CORSTORPHINE RD, MURRAYFIELD, EDINBURGH TELEPHONE: EDINBURGH 63229 TELEGRAMS: PACKARSCOT, EDINBURGH WET/MR. HEAD OFFICE SERVICE STATION & WORKS GREAT WEST ROAD BRENTFORD . MDDX TELEPHONE: EALING 3400 (10 LINES) TELEGRAMS: PACKARLONG, PHONE, LONDON 18th October, 1938. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Experimental Department, DERBY. Dear Sirs, We have duly received your letter of the 17th inst., ref: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}10/JH., from which we regret to note that we omitted to send you the rear end fittings for the gear box. The missing parts, please be advised have today been despatched to you per post, under cover of our delivery note No. 2021. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience which may have been caused through this oversight. Yours faithfully, for LEONARD WILLIAMS & CO. LTD. (Signature) W. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Theakstone. (Handwritten note: noted) | ||