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 The Rover Company to W.A. Robotham discussing a visit, chromium bores, valve springs, and chromium plated liners.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\3\ scan0134 | |
| Date | 23th October 1936 | |
| Y 1091 R.H.C. WHICH DAY? TELEPHONE 8081 (7 LINES) TELEGRAMS: ROVER, "COVENTRY." SBW:ME. THE ROVER COMPANY LTD. COVENTRY, ENG. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} October 23rd 1936 W.A.Robotham Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd, D e r b y . Dear Robotham, We shall be very glad to welcome you and your Works Manager. Thursday or Friday would be best if you could manage it. I shall be here myself on both of these days and should like to see you. We are still keen about the chromium bores and shall be glad to hear how your test continues. I will tell you more about our results when I see you. Your remarks about valve springs are interesting. I did not know that we got any trouble but I will have a look and see, and have some more exact information when you come down. Many thanks for the report on the result of your test on chromium plated liners. Yours sincerely, S.B.Wilks S.B.Wilks. | ||