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).
Invitation letter from Vandervell Products Ltd. to an informal gathering.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\2\ scan0487 | |
| Date | 11th July 1939 | |
| 1020. VANDERVELL PRODUCTS Ltd. TELEGRAMS & CABLES: STEELBAK, LONDON. DIRECTORS: C. A.{Mr Adams} VANDERVELL, G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} A.{Mr Adams} VANDERVELL, M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} P. FOSTER. TELEPHONE ACORN 2251/2. MANUFACTURERS OF PRESSED BUSHINGS, STEEL BACKED BABBITT & LEAD BRONZE BEARINGS. Patented. [Image of steel back babbitt lined bearings] STEEL BACK BABBITT LINED BEARINGS [Image of hard rolled bronze bushings] HARD ROLLED BRONZE BUSHINGS WESTERN AVENUE, PARK ROYAL, W. 3. P E R S O N A L. GAV/ER. 11th July 1939. W.A.Rowbotham Esq., Messrs Rolls-Royce Limited, DERBY. Dear Mr.Rowbotham, It is now nearly three years since Mr.John V.O.Palm, Director of Engineering of The Cleveland Graphite Bronze Company, came to England, and I have just heard that he is calling here for a few days on his way to Sweden. I am arranging an informal gathering at The Queens Hotel, Birmingham on Friday next the 14th instant. Cocktails will be served from 7.o'clock and Dinner at 7.30pm, and I shall be delighted if you could spare the time to come along. Yours sincerely, [Signature of G.A. Vandervell] [Stamp: THE SOCIETY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS LTD SMMT] | ||