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: File Pistons General 1256 | ||