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 contractor discussing a meeting about the manufacture of hinges, bonnet panels, and proposed standardisation.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 119\4\ scan0087 | |
| Date | 25th February 1938 | |
| 1026. TELEPHONE: ASTON CROSS 0914 (3 LINES) (PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE) TELEGRAMS: SUPERFINE BIRMINGHAM HALLAM, SLEIGH & CHESTON CONTRACTORS TO H.M. GOVERNMENT, BRITISH AND FOREIGN RAILWAYS MANUFACTURERS OF PRIVATE CAR AND PASSENGER VEHICLE FITTINGS WIDNEY WORKS BAGOT STREET BIRMINGHAM 4 YOUR REF OUR REF JHB/PB The WIDNEY Regd ESTBD HSC 1898. ASSOCIATED WITH WIDNEY MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. MAIDENHEAD MICROVERNIER LTD. BIRMINGHAM ON AIR MINISTRY APPROVED LISTS 25th February, 1938. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Derby. Attention: Mr. Steadman Dear Sirs, With reference to your letter RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/STD5/MH{M. Huckerby} of the 24th inst., we had pleasure in meeting your Mr. Bowers, to-day, and showing him the procedure in the manufacture of hinges and the folding, fitting and forming of bonnet panels, and we believe we were able to satisfy him on all the points in which he was interested. The writer will be pleased, at your convenience, to have a conversation relative to sundry details in connection with the proposed standardisation. Yours faithfully, HALLAM, SLEIGH & CHESTON, (Signature) CHIEF ENGINEER (GENERAL) [Left Sidebar Text] Manufacturers of Widney Sliding Seat Assemblies Occasional Seats. Head Fittings. Car Door Locks. Dovetails. Door Buffers. Blind Rollers in Wood or Metal, Medium & Light Steel Pressings. Forgings. Widney Sliding Glass Run Channels, Velvet Covered Rubber or Metal and Felt. Sections in Brass or Steel. Ventilation Windows. Widney Road or Rail Vehicle Windows. Sliding Cab Windows. Metal Pans. Simplastic Glazing for Fixed Windows. Widney Unbroken Line Bonnet Hinge. Bonnet Fasteners. Un-broken Line Concealed Door Hinges. Widney Aircraft Components. [Logos Text] THE INSTITUTE OF BRITISH CARRIAGE AND AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS INCORPORATED NATIONAL SCHEME FOR DISABLED MEN THE SOCIETY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF MANUFACTURERS INCORPORATED PARTNERS: H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} L. SLEIGH, A.{Mr Adams} S. CHESTON | ||