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 piston ring specialist regarding enquiries for big end bushes, trial bearings and proposed site visits.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\5\ scan0157 | |
| Date | 4th November 1938 | |
| SERVICE DEPOTS LONDON 89 BLACKFRIARS RD S.E.1 TELEPHONE: WATERLOO 5762-3 172 GT. PORTLAND ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} W.1 TELEPHONE: MUSEUM 2433 119 LEYTONSTONE RD STRATFORD. E.15 TELEPHONE: MARYLAND 2414 BIRMINGHAM 143 SUFFOLK STREET TELEPHONE: MIDLAND 0638 MANCHESTER 232 DEANSGATE TELEPHONE: BLACKFRIARS 5914 NEWCASTLE MILLICAN'S BUILDINGS, MARKET ST TELEPHONE: 23874 ON ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE AIR MINISTRY, INDIA OFFICE LISTS WELLWORTHY PISTON RINGS LIMITED PISTON & PISTON RING SPECIALISTS LYMINGTON HANTS WORKS & HEAD OFFICE: STANFORD RD SERVICE DEPOTS LIVERPOOL 45 RENSHAW ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} TELEPHONE: ROYAL 5786 LEEDS 82 WOODHOUSE LANE TELEPHONE: 25774 CROYDON 246 HIGH STREET TELEPHONE: 6121-2 SOUTHAMPTON 17 PORTSWOOD ROAD TELEPHONE: 74778 HULL 285 ANLABY ROAD TELEPHONE: 15312 CANTERBURY 21 & 22 ROSE LANE TELEPHONE: CANTERBURY 2456 DIRECTORS: G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} ALEXANDER J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} W. HOWLETT C. B. KAY P. WALDEN C. V.{VIENNA} WATERS A.{Mr Adams} J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} WOOLCOTT TELEPHONE: LYMINGTON 520 (5 LINES) TELEGRAMS: WELLWORTHY CODE: MARCONI OUR REF FB/EHF.17230 YOUR REF Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS{C. Trot Salt - Carburation}/2/R.{Sir Henry Royce} [Handwritten annotations]: T HURS. O.K. for me Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 1020a. HLe 4th November, 1938. Attention of Mr. Salt. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Experimental Dept., DERBY. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 3rd inst., dealing with the Lister enquiry for big end bushes, and the writer proposes visiting these people and settling the points at issue. We thank you very much for your suggestions in connection with this matter. We also have to thank you for your letter of the 1st November concerning Ruston & Hornsby, and Panhard. The writer proposes taking our Chemist, and also possibly our Foundry Manager, if he can be spared from the Works, to High Duty Alloys at Slough on Wednesday next, to settle any outstanding points before proceeding to Derby to visit your Works Thursday next. We propose spending Thursday and Friday there if necessary to really get down to this problem, and hope that the outcome will be straight forward running of this job in future. Regarding the point raised in your letter of the 1st in connection with set-ups of trial bearings with new firms, the writer will deal with these, as far as we are concerned, until such time as we have trained someone to look after these points, and on the periodic visits which he makes to Derby to see your people concerning piston rings etc. an opportunity could always be made of discussing any points with you should we not be entirely clear as to the particular application of any bearings, which does not appear | ||