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 Clayton Dewandre Co. Ltd. concerning car heater tests and a proposed meeting.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 137\3\ scan0151 | |
Date | 29th January 1940 | |
1156 REGISTERED OFFICE: TITANIC WORKS, LINCOLN. TELEPHONE: LINCOLN 1156/7. TELEGRAMS: TITANIC, LINCOLN. LONDON OFFICE: AFRICA HOUSE, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. TELEPHONE: HOLBORN 4614. TELEGRAMS: CLADEWCO WESTCENT, LONDON. CODES USED: A.B.C. 6TH EDITION 5 LETTER. BENTLEY'S AND PRIVATE. CLAYTON DEWANDRE COMPANY LIMITED. DIRECTORS: C.H. DADE, (CHAIRMAN). C.T. BLACKLOCK, (MANAGING DIRECTOR). R.M. GRANT. GENERAL MANAGERS: J.E. GRIMSHAW. S.E. WILLETT. TITANIC WORKS, LINCOLN, ENG. REF SEW/PB 29th. January 1940 EDWARDS. I WANT TO SEE THESE PEOPLE WHEN THEY COME Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Messrs Rolls Royce Ltd., DERBY. For the attention of Mr. W.A. Robotham Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of your letter of the 26th. instant, reference Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Ed.{J. L. Edwards}4/GH.26.1.40, regarding Car Heaters. We are quite agreeable to obtain for you on our test plant figures from a Smith Heater, a Buick Heater and an A.C. Heater. We note that you have been doing some fairly intensive work on heaters in the last few weeks, and would like to discuss the matter with us. We are therefore arranging for our Mr. Blomeley to come through to see your Mr. Edwards later in the week. Yours faithfully, CLAYTON DEWANDRE CO. LTD (S.E. WILLETT) JOINT GENERAL MANAGER | ||