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 Adamant Engineering Company arranging a meeting to discuss issues with a Bentley Steering gear.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 28\3\ Scan149 | |
| Date | 27th April 1935 | |
| X1300 CONTRACTORS TO H.M. ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY. AD Form 93. Telegrams: "ADAMANT, Phone, Luton." Telephone: LUTON 1818 (2 Lines). ADAMANT ENGINEERING COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporating J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} C. THREADGOLD & SONS. Established 1878.) Engineers and Founders. SPECIALISTS in the DESIGN and MANUFACTURE of HIGH PRECISION TOOLS, JIGS, FIXTURES, etc. SPECIAL MACHINES, SPECIAL MACHINE TOOLS and ACCURATE PRODUCTION WORK. SOLE MANUFACTURERS and SALES AGENTS for the MARLES and MARLES-WELLER STEERING GEARS. Directors: S. CARLTON SMITH, A.M.I.Mech.E., M.I.P.E. P. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} MATRAVERS, M.A. (CANTAB), A.M.I.MECH.E., A.M.I.E.E., M.I.A.E., M.I.P.E. O.{Mr Oldham} CARLTON SMITH, M.A. (CANTAB), F.I.S.A., M.I.P.E., Secretary. ALFRED SLATTER, M.I.E.E. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} W. HAZEL, F.I.S.A. Your Ref. HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}18/KW Head Offices, Works and Design Dept.: Our Ref. FGM/AGS/CJC DALLOW ROAD, LUTON. 27th. April, 1935. [Handwritten Initials]: R.H.C. F.J.H. 7/H [Handwritten Note]: Please note [Handwritten Signature]: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} W.A.Robotham Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Experimental Department, DERBY. Dear Mr. Robotham, I am obliged to you for your letter of the 25th instant, and propose, in accordance with your suggestion, to call upon you on Thursday the 2nd May, in connection with the gear you have on the road. In regard to the Bentley Steering, we have had a certain amount of trouble with the pieces, but I think that everything is now plain sailing, and if this proves to be true, then the Gear will be finished in the course of the next few days. In regard to the contents of your letter, I think perhaps the better way would be to leave this over until I see you on Thursday, when the whole matter can be fully discussed. Yours sincerely, [Signature]: P.G.Matravers [Handwritten note]: DrH/RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Please note [Handwritten Signature]: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} X | ||