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).
Visits to radiator suppliers Serck Radiators Ltd. and John Marstons Ltd.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 150\2\ scan0014 | |
| Date | 12th May 1938 | |
| γ 1280 To By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Std. c. HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. Du. c. Hoy. c. RHO. REPORT ON VISIT TO MESSRS. SERCK RADIATORS LTD. (3/5/38) AND MESSRS. JOHN MARSTONS LTD.(6/5/38) BY Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Std. The writer visited Messrs. Serck Radiators Ltd. in order to discuss with them the possibility of their making (a) one of the first experimental B.III or B.50 radiators, (b) production B.III or B.50 radiators, and also to inspect their factory and compare their equipment etc. with Messrs. John Marston Ltd. Messrs. Serck are anxious to supply us with the above radiators both experimental and on production - their figure for an experimental radiator (B.50) at works cost being approx. £55.- Their factory and equipment is about on a par with that of John Marston Ltd. but they do not make many automobile 'fin and tube' matrices (the type used by them) themselves - they receive most of their matrices from the Morris Radiator Co., a subsidiary of Morris Motors. Messrs. Sercks make radiators for a large number of firms such as Humber, Hillman, Rover, Talbot, Lagonda, Lea Francis, Railton etc. but the radiators which the writer saw there did not indicate that they were any better qualified than Messrs. Marstons to make a radiator with the finish etc. that we are likely to require. We are obtaining quotations from them for supplying the complete B.III radiator for comparison with corresponding figures from Messrs. Marstons, and they are going to supply a test block of their latest type of fin and tube matrix which they consider to be superior to the Marston Mk.VI type. The visit to Messrs. John Marstons was made in order to discuss the following points:- (1) Defects in 1st. production B.II dummy shutter set to I.B.3416. | ||