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 Thos. Firth & Sons, Ltd. regarding a delivery schedule and the inability to provide a definite date.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 52\2\ Scan209 | |
| Date | 24th January 1930 | |
| ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. X4429 Codes: A.B.C.,WESTERN UNION A1,BENTLEYS, LIEBERS, ETC. Telegraphic Address 'FIRTH SHEFFIELD' Telephones NORFOLK WORKS SHEFFIELD 23031 TINSLEY WORKS ATTERCLIFFE 41193 THOS. FIRTH & SONS, LIMITED NORFOLK WORKS SHEFFIELD London Office: 8 THE SANCTUARY WESTMINSTER, S.W.1. Telegraphic Address 'MESMERIC, PARL. LONDON' Telephone Number 8310 VICTORIA YOUR REFERENCE Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Fm3/MJ. OUR REFERENCE: HWP/AR/484/1. DEPARTMENT: SPRING DEPT. 'PHONE EXTN: T.30. 24th. January 1930 Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, D E R B Y. For the attention of Mr. Robotham. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 23rd. inst., and wrote to you last night saying that we would do everything possible to give you delivery within 4 weeks. The matter has received special attention. You will appreciate that much will depend on how these come out under test, and that this is the reason why we cannot promise at the moment, a definite delivery date. Yours faithfully, THOS. FIRTH & SONS, LIMITED. [Signature] Director. | ||