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 Hoffmann Manufacturing Co. Ltd. regarding an investigation into steering rollers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 153\1\ scan0288 | |
| Date | 28th April 1939 | |
| HOFFMANN Registered Trade Mark BALL AND ROLLER BEARINGS STEEL BALLS AND ROLLERS THE HOFFMANN MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY AND INDIA OFFICE. BRANCHES: LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, MANCHESTER, LEEDS, GLASGOW. AGENTS IN PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. TELEPHONE: 3151 (FIVE LINES) TELEGRAMS: HOFFMANN, CHELMSFORD CODES USED: A.B.C. 5TH EDITION, BENTLEY PHRASE, PRIVATE, MARCONI AND WESTERN UNION 5-LETTER 1300 MESSRS. ROLLS ROYCE LTD., DERBY. CHELMSFORD. 28th April 1939 YOUR REF. IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE QUOTE OUR REF. PEC/BK{A. Birkett - Commercial Manager} Experimental Department. Dear Sirs, We received your letter of the 26th April, reference Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}3/MH{M. Huckerby}, addressed for the attention of our Technical Manager, Mr. C.H. Smith, contents being carefully noted. Directly the 11 Steering Rollers to which you refer reach us we will have the matter gone into fully, after which we will write you in detail. We are, Yours faithfully, THE HOFFMANN MANUFACTURING CO.LTD., | ||