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 a wheel manufacturer regarding a design improvement for hub construction.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 137\5\ scan0215 | |
Date | 27th January 1939 | |
F.W.B THE WESTLAND 1159 TELEGRAMS . . WHEELS, STOURBRIDGE TELEPHONE . . 57116 STOURBRIDGE OLDSWINFORD STOURBRIDGE ENGLAND Fred. W. Barker AUTOMOBILE WHEELS 27th. January 39. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd. Derby. Your Ref. RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GRY.{Shadwell Grylls}2/MH.{M. Huckerby} Dear Sirs, I thank you for your favour of the 25th. inst. I should be glad to send you copies of my patents but at the moment it would not help you much as I have a modification in mind embodying several features, and if you will kindly send me an arrangement drawing of your hub construction for my reference it would help me in designing the improvement. The drawings would not go out of my possession, and if you wish it should be returned to you, but it is so much better to refer to a drawing than attempt to take measure-ments from the actual hubs and wheels. The finished suggested construction would of course be submitted to you for your approval and consideration. Thanking you in advance, Yours Faithfully, Fred W Barker | ||