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 Hoffmann Manufacturing Co. Ltd. confirming the dispatch of a bearing for gun mountings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 176\3\ img230 | |
| Date | 15th August 1940 | |
| C.T.S. Have you this bearing - 2L BRANCHES: LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, MANCHESTER, LEEDS, GLASGOW AGENTS IN PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. HOFFMANN Registered Trade Mark BALL AND ROLLER BEARINGS STEEL BALLS AND ROLLERS TELEPHONE: 3151 (Five Lines) TELEGRAMS: HOFFMANN, CHELMSFORD CODES USED: A B C. 5TH EDITION. BENTLEY PHRASE. BENTLEY 2ND PHRASE. MARCONI AND WESTERN UNION 5 LETTER. THE HOFFMANN MANUFACTURING CO. LTD File (GUN MOUNTINGS) CHELMSFORD. MESSRS. ROLLS ROYCE LTD., NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. 15th August, 1940. YOUR REF. IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE QUOTE OUR REF. FAE/DJF RECEIVED Dear Sirs, With reference to your telephone message received on Tuesday last, we confirm sending forward on the following day 1 - X.L.S.5 bearing to the CLAN FOUNDRY, BELPER. F.J.V. Thanking you for placing this business with us, we remain, Yours faithfully, THE HOFFMANN MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. RECEIVED 16 AUG 1940 Not Expedited | ||