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 coachbuilders Park, Ward & Co. requesting the switch lock number for Sir H. Royce's chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 55\1\ Scan054 | |
| Date | 4th September 1931 | |
| V5992. [Handwritten Initials] AJL Please Reply HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} PARK, WARD & CO. LTD COACHBUILDERS OFFICIALLY APPOINTED RETAILERS OF ROLLS ROYCE CARS (SHOWROOMS - 40 CONDUIT STREET) 473 HIGH ROAD WILLESDEN LONDON N·W·10 DIRECTORS: A·T·ROBERTS · W·M·PARK · C·W·WARD J·H·ORNE · J·A·FALCONER · C·A·C·FALCONER TELEPHONE: WILLESDEN 2595 - 6 - 7 TELEGRAMS: WARENPAR-WILLROAD-LONDON NAT/MO.3544. 4th Sept., 1931. H.I.F. Evernden, Esq., "CamachaHenry Royce's office in West Wittering", West WitteringHenry Royce's home town, Nr. Chichester, Sussex. Dear Sir, Re Sir H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Royce, Bart. We shall be glad if you can let us know the switch lock number fitted to this chassis so that we can match our body locks to pass the same key. [STAMP: RECEIVED 5 SEP 1931] Yours faithfully, for PARK WARD & CO. LTD. M.C. Thompson Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Please reply direct. [Signature] 5/9/31. | ||