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 Ford Motor Company concerning valve inserts and confidential blueprints.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 126\3\ scan0070 | |
| Date | 23th December 1936 | |
| Ford Motor Company Ltd. DAGENHAM Essex. TELEPHONE: RAINHAM 3000 TELEGRAMS: FORDMOTOR, TELEX, DAGENHAM. CABLES: FORDMOTOR, DAGENHAM. PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COMPANY. IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE QUOTE DEPARTMENT No A-5 W A Robotham Esq Messrs Rolls-Royce Limited DERBY 23 Dec 1936 Dear Mr Robotham: Mr A R Smith is indisposed and away from business at the present time, and, therefore, the writer is replying to your letter of the 19th instant, regarding Valve Inserts. In reply to paragraph two of your letter, the block is not warmed up to further reduce interference fit. Paragraph three can, therefore, be ruled out. Our Engineering staff are not quite clear as to the meaning conveyed in the last paragraph of your letter, but we feel that the enclosed blue prints will give you all the information you need from a valve construction standpoint. Please look on these prints as confidential, and feel free to call on us for further information if you desire it. Yours very truly FORD MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED F W Howard Secretary to General Manager FWH:H Handwritten notes at top: No Des, 1665 Footer Stamp: NATIONAL SCHEME FOR DISABLED MEN Footer Text: ALL STATEMENTS OR AGREEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS LETTER ARE CONTINGENT ON STRIKES, ACCIDENTS, FIRES, OR ANY OTHER CAUSES BEYOND OUR CONTROL AND ALL CONTRACTS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE SIGNATURE OF A DULY AUTHORIZED EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THIS COMPANY. CLERICAL ERRORS SUBJECT TO CORRECTION. | ||