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 The Light Production Co. Ltd. regarding the reduction in weight of a Bentley Piston.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\2\ scan0015 | |
| Date | 27th February 1935 | |
| TELEPHONE: VICTORIA 0671 (6 LINES). CODES: A.B.C. 5TH EDITION. ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. ON ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE AND AIR MINISTRY LISTS. THE LIGHT PRODUCTION CO. LTD. PROPRIETORS OF THE LONDON PISTON RING CO. LIMITED. CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR: M.V. ROBERTS. DIRECTORS: C.E. GEORGE WM. THISTLE. ENGINEERS TELEGRAMS: INLAND: NAPOLEONIC, SOWEST, LONDON. FOREIGN: NAPOLEONIC, LONDON. 60/66, ROCHESTER ROW, WESTMINSTER, S.W.1 WORKS AND GOODS ADDRESS: 61/67, GREENCOAT PLACE, WESTMINSTER, S.W.1. OUR REF. CHB/IR YOUR REF. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}11/KW. 27th February 1935. Messrs. Rolls Royce Limited, Experimental Dept., DERBY. For the attention of W.A.Robotham Esq. Dear Sir, In reply to yours of the 25th, reference as above, you will no doubt be as pleased as we have been to find that our attempts to reduce the weight of the Bentley Piston have produced a casting 2½ oz. lighter than the piston we are at present supplying. This brings us down to 14½ oz. and it will be extremely interesting to find if you can break them up. In view of your letter, we are pushing forward with two complete sets, but we do not think it would be safe to promise these before the end of next week. Could you possibly arrange to withhold the car for this time? Yours faithfully, FOR THE LIGHT PRODUCTION CO. LTD. [Signature] GENERAL MANAGER. [Watermark: NOMAD TUB-SIZED PARCHMENT] | ||