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).
Inquiring about the delivery time for a set of Aluminium Bentley drums for Mr. Raymond Mays' car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\1\ scan0194 | |
| Date | 1st September 1936 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} x206 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}29/KW.1.9.36. Aluminium Drums - Bentley. The attached note is self-explanatory. We have, as you know, ordered 12 sets of drums, how long do you think it will be before we can have one set for Mr. Raymond Mays' car ? Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||