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 Joseph Sankey & Sons Ltd regarding an inquiry for the supply of experimental wheels.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\7\ scan0252 | |
| Date | 20th November 1939 | |
| 1375 TELEGRAMS SANKEY. WELLINGTON. SHROPSHIRE CODES: A.{Mr Adams} B. C. 5TH EDITION WESTERN UNION . LIEBER . BENTLEY'S 2ND TELEPHONE 500 WELLINGTON . SHROPSHIRE JOSEPH SANKEY & SONS LTD HADLEY CASTLE WORKS WELLINGTON SHROPSHIRE OUR REF. HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/DN YOUR REF. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}11/JH 20th November, 1939. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. GRY{Shadwell Grylls} Dear Sirs, We acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 10th inst., asking if we can supply experimental Wheels. At the present time our presses are very fully occupied with Government orders and it is very difficult for us to carry out experimental work of this description. We shall be pleased to hear from you if the experimental Wheels are for Government purposes, and, if so, we will do our utmost to put the work through in 2/3 months. Yours faithfully, For JOSEPH SANKEY & SONS, LTD. H T Sharpe | ||