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Letter from Rubery, Owen & Co., Ltd. to S. H. Grylls concerning a wheel sample and its potential manufacture from stainless steel.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\7\ scan0217 | |
| Date | 28th October 1938 | |
| 1375 SPECIALISTS IN COMPLETE FACTORY BUILDINGS ON LISTS OF AND CONTRACTORS TO THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY & CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES, INDIA OFFICE & PRINCIPAL BRITISH & FOREIGN RAILWAYS SIDINGS L.M.& S.R. NEAREST PASSENGER STATION, DARLASTON, (L.M.& S.R.) 3/4 MILE TELEPHONES: DARLASTON 130 (8 LINES) VICTORIA 2284/5 (B'HAM) & 6092/3 (B'HAM) HOLBORN 3196/7 (LONDON) COVENTRY 80031-2 DARLASTON TELEX 344 ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO COMPANY NOT TO INDIVIDUALS STRUCTURAL STEELWORK MOTOR VEHICLE CHASSIS FRAMES PRESSINGS ROAD WHEELS PULLEYS BRIGHT BOLTS & NUTS & BRIGHT DRAWN STEEL AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS STEEL SHELVING & BINS CLOTHES LOCKERS FILING CABINETS AND TUBULAR FURNITURE ESTABLISHED 1884 (FOUNDER THE LATE A.{Mr Adams} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} OWEN) REGISTERED RO{C. C. Rose - Export Manager} TRADE MARK RUBERY, OWEN & Cº., LTD (DIRECTORS A.{Mr Adams} G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} B. OWEN (CHAIRMAN & MANAGING) FLORENCE L. OWEN. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. B. OWEN. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} BUCKLEY C. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} PARTRIDGE) DARLASTON SOUTH STAFFS · ENGLAND TELEGRAMS & CABLEGRAMS: RUBEROWEN, PHONE, DARLASTON RUBEROWEN, PHONE, LONDON RUBEROWEN, BIRMINGHAM RUBEROWEN, COVENTRY CODES: A.B.C. 5TH EDITION BENTLEYS, WESTERN UNION LONDON: IMPERIAL BUILDINGS 56. KINGSWAY, W. C. 2. BIRMINGHAM, 3 LOMBARD HOUSE, GREAT CHARLES STREET COVENTRY: BRITANNIA WORKS, PAYNES LANE YOUR REFERENCE Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry{Shadwell Grylls}/6/MH{M. Huckerby} OUR REFERENCE Managing Director's Office. October 28th 1938. S. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Grylls, Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Mr. Grylls, Thank you for your letter of 26th October, and I am interested to observe your comments concerning the Wheel we have sent you. I shall be pleased for you to retain this Wheel, and we do not propose to make you any charge for the same. We are supplying Wheels to Messrs. Sunbeam-Talbot Ltd. exactly as this sample. We are also supplying this type of Wheel with the centre disc chromium plated and polished, but unpainted. You will understand that the centre disc can be manufactured from stainless steel at a relatively low cost. We have made a number of discs from stainless steel. As soon as you are ready to go into the matter of a quotation, we shall be pleased to render whatever help we can. Yours sincerely, A G B Owen. | ||