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 Borg & Beck Company Ltd. regarding a Phantom III Cross Cushion Segment.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 129\1\ scan0023 | |
| Date | 13th October 1936 | |
| Telegrams BORGANBECK, LEAMINGTON SPA. Telephone LEAMINGTON SPA 1550-1. BORG & BECK COMPANY LTD MANUFACTURERS OF CLUTCHES. Registered Office BROOK HOUSE, LANGHAM STREET, LONDON, W. 1. WORKS: Tachbrook Road, LEAMINGTON SPA, Warwickshire. Directors E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} B. BOUGHTON. W. EMMOTT. D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} T. BROCK. Your Ref Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Smth.18/KW. Our Ref TS/HTB/MBL 13th October 1936. Messrs Rolls-Royce Limited., DERBY. Attention Mr. F.{Mr Friese} Ll Smith. Re Phantom lll. Cross Cushion Segment. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 12th inst, and are pleased to receive your agreement that the second plate of the above type construction should be fitted with moulded facings, and this we are arranging to do. We note that you have now removed the first experimental plate of the above type from your Phantom lll Chassis, and that there is a possibility of you bringing same to our Works in the course of the next day or so; in this regard would advise that the writer will be leaving for Olympia to-morrow, Wednesday morning, until the end of the show, but our Mr Armitage will be at these Works until Friday of this week, after which he will also be leaving for Olympia. Under the circumstances we therefore suggest that you arrange to visit our Works on Thursday morning next. Yours faithfully, BORG & BECK COMPANY LIMITED. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} T. Barker. | ||