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 S.U. Carburetter Co. Ltd. to Mr. W.A. Robotham apologising for a delayed response and extending an invitation to visit.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 121\3\ scan0082 | |
| Date | 30th October 1940 | |
| TELEPHONE: BIRMINGHAM EAST 1171 TELEGRAMS: FLEXCARBUR, BIRMINGHAM. 1081 THE S.U. CARBURETTER CO. LTD. PROPRIETORS> MORRIS MOTORS LTD VISCOUNT NUFFIELD CHAIRMAN W. M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} W. THOMAS VICE-CHAIRMAN ADDERLEY PARK, BIRMINGHAM, 8. T. C. SKINNER, M.I.A.E. MANAGING DIRECTOR YOUR REF: OUR REF: TCS/DR Oct. 30th 1940. W.A. Robotham Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Mr. Robotham, I am in receipt of your letter of the 8th inst. and must apologise for not replying before, but I have been away with a spot of bother. I should very much like you to come and spend a day with us over here, and I shall then be able to show you all we have been doing for what it is worth. So far as I know any day will suit me, as I do not get out much in these times. Kind regards, Yours sincerely, C Skinner | ||