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 Wellworthy Piston Rings discussing potential collaboration on bearing applications with various firms.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\5\ scan0021 | |
| Date | 27th April 1938 | |
| SERVICE DEPOTS LONDON 89 BLACKFRIARS RD S.E.1 TELEPHONE: WATERLOO 5762-3 172 GT. PORTLAND ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} W.1 TELEPHONE: MUSEUM 2433 119 LEYTONSTONE RD STRATFORD E.15 TELEPHONE: MARYLAND 2439 BIRMINGHAM 143 SUFFOLK STREET TELEPHONE: MIDLAND 0638 MANCHESTER 232 DEANSGATE TELEPHONE: BLACKFRIARS 5914 NEWCASTLE MILLICAN'S BUILDINGS, MARKET ST TELEPHONE: 23874 ON ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY, INDIA OFFICE LISTS WELLWORTHY PISTON RINGS LIMITED PISTON & PISTON RING SPECIALISTS LYMINGTON HANTS WORKS & HEAD OFFICE STANFORD RD SERVICE DEPOTS LIVERPOOL 45 RENSHAW ST TELEPHONE ROYAL 5766 LEEDS 82 WOODHOUSE LANE TELEPHONE 25774 CROYDON 246 HIGH STREET TELEPHONE 0234 SOUTHAMPTON 17 PORTSWOOD ROAD TELEPHONE: 74778 HULL 285 ANLABY ROAD TELEPHONE: 15312 CANTERBURY 21 & 22 ROSE LANE TELEPHONE: CANTERBURY 2456 TELEPHONE: LYMINGTON 520 (5 LINES) TELEGRAMS: WELLWORTHY CODE: MARCONI DIRECTORS: G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} ALEXANDER J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} W. HOWLETT C. B. KAY P. WALDEN OUR REF FB/EHF. 59656 YOUR REF Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Mths.{Reg Matthews}4/MH.{M. Huckerby} Handwritten: 1020a Handwritten: Mths{Reg Matthews} See me Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 27th April, 1938. Dict. 26.4.38. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Derby. Dear Sirs, Attention of R.{Sir Henry Royce} Matthews, Esq. Many thanks for your letter of the 22nd inst., in connection with Ariel Motors, and before arranging a date on which we could visit these people together, there are one or two other firms that we might work in at the same time, who are potentially big users of this bearing. As you will see from the enclosed prints, Morris Commercial are very interested and I believe the bearings are intended for use on the Saurer Engine. I am looking up therefore, all the enquiries we have received to see whether there are any others which are entirely new applications on which we should like your help and advice, so that we can get together and have a day in Birmingham and Coventry area to tackle this matter. However, after you have had a look at these Morris Commercial bearings you may feel that we should then have good cause to visit Birmingham immediately and I will be only too pleased to fix up any date convenient to your goodself. Incidentally, we have just received today an enquiry from Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co, who would like to use this new bearing alloy on their Gardner Engines. I believe I have already informed you that Gardners themselves are interested and have asked us to forward them a machined bearing for their inspection, as they are sufficiently interested to make a trial, and immediately I get | ||