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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 Hepworth & Grandage Ltd. regarding a piston drawing and a proposed composite design.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 148\1\  scan0305
Date  7th January 1941
  
MANUFACTURERS OF
"HEPOLITE"
PRODUCTS
ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY & NOT TO INDIVIDUALS
ON AIR MINISTRY APPROVED LIST . ADMIRALTY . WAR OFFICE . CROWN AGENTS
HEPWORTH & GRANDAGE LTD
PISTONS · PISTON RINGS · GUDGEON PINS · LINERS
ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} JOHN'S WORKS BRADFORD
YOUR REF
am/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation}1/ET.
OUR REF
WAW/JS.{Mr Johnson's Secretary}
DATE
7th January, 1941.
PLEASE REPLY TO: LONDON OFFICE, SENTINEL HOUSE,
TELEPHONE NO: HOLborn 9200. 46, SOUTHAMPTON ROW, W.C.1.
Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd.,
Chassis Experimental Department,
Hill Foundry,
BELPHER,
Derbys.
Dear Sirs,
We are in receipt of and thank you for your letter of the 2nd instant together with the enclosed Blue Print of your Piston Drawing E.B.1299.
We are glad that you are interested in our suggestion of a composite design and would advise that we are proceeding in the matter forthwith.
Meantime we are greatly obliged for the additional information given in your letter and will forward to you our drawings as soon as completed. We appreciate the opportunity of co-operation which you have thus afforded us.
Yours faithfully,
p.p. HEPWORTH & GRANDAGE LTD.
W.A. Wilson
Technical Research Engineer.
SIDEBAR TEXT:
TELEGRAMS AND CABLES 'RINGS, BRADFORD'
CODE: BENTLEY'S
TELEPHONE: 11100 (6 LINES)
LONDON SERVICE DEPOT
76, YORK WAY, KING'S CROSS, N.1.
TELEPHONE: TERMINUS 2737 (3 LINES)
TELEGRAMS: YACRIT, NORDO, LONDON
MIDLAND SERVICE DEPOT
142a SNOW HILL, BIRMINGHAM
TELEPHONE: CENTRAL 3471/2
TELEGRAMS: HEPLEX, BIRMINGHAM
SCOTTISH SERVICE DEPOT
75, MITCHELL STREET, GLASGOW
TELEPHONE: CENTRAL 1740/1
TELEGRAMS: HEPOLITE, GLASGOW
WESTERN SERVICE DEPOT
27, REDCLIFF STREET, BRISTOL, 1.
TELEPHONE: 22447/8
TELEGRAMS: HEPO, BRISTOL
HANDWRITTEN NOTE:
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