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 confirming instructions to send an S.2.CA.Heater for the Chief Engineer's Bentley car.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 137\1\ scan0335 | |
Date | 21th December 1937 | |
REGISTERED OFFICE: TITANIC WORKS, LINCOLN. TELEPHONE: LINCOLN 1156/7. TELEGRAMS: TITANIC, LINCOLN. LONDON OFFICE: AFRICA HOUSE, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. TELEPHONE: - - HOLBORN 4614. TELEGRAMS: CLADEWCO. WESTCENT. LONDON. CODES USED: A.B.C. 6TH EDITION 5 LETTER. BENTLEY'S AND PRIVATE. Handwritten note: 1158 CLAYTON DEWANDRE COMPANY LIMITED. DIRECTORS: C.H.DADE, (CHAIRMAN). C.T.BLACKLOCK, (MANAGING DIRECTOR). R.M.GRANT. GENERAL MANAGERS: J.E.GRIMSHAW. S.E.WILLETT. TITANIC WORKS, LINCOLN, ENG. REF. SEW/FB 21st. December 1937 Messrs Rolls Royce Ltd., D E R B Y. For the attention of Mr. Steadman Handwritten notes: hoteu, hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs}/SMD{J. Smedley} Dear Sirs, With reference to our telephone conversation of this afternoon, will you kindly note we have given instructions for an S.2.CA.Heater to our drawing No. ST.683B to be sent on to you, together with small switch, to be fitted to your Chief Engineer's Bentley car. The equipment will leave here tomorrow. Yours faithfully, CLAYTON DEWANDRE CO. LTD. (S.E. WILLETT) JOINT GENERAL MANAGER [Stamp: RECEIVED 22 DEC 1937 HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}] | ||