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).
Request to issue an official order for paint and thinners for use on the Clan Foundry building.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 176\2\ img303 | |
| Date | 2nd December 1940 | |
| 17 To Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} C. to G/JWH. & C/Mt. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}1/T.2.12.40. Will you please send an official order to Derwent Builders, Ltd., for:- 1 gall. of Lead Paint. 1 gall. of Green Paint. 1 pint of Thinners. These articles have been collected by the undersigned and are for use on the Clan Foundry building. O/N. 711. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} | ||