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 Ethyl Export Corporation regarding the delivery of experimental Silchrome steel exhaust valves.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 150\1\ scan0295 | |
| Date | 21th June 1937 | |
| CABLEGRAMS: ETHYLPORT, LONDON. TELEGRAMS: ETHYLPORT, SOWEST. 1282 ETHYL EXPORT CORPORATION Incorporated in the State of Delaware U.S.A. with limited liability. Files THAMES HOUSE, MILLBANK LONDON, S.W.1 Telephone: VICTORIA 1441 Head Office: 135 EAST 42ND STREET NEW YORK, U.S.A 21st June, 1937. L. H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Swindall Esq., Experimental Department, Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. Dear Mr. Swindall, With regard to exhaust valves in special Silchrome steel which we ordered some time ago from Messrs. Thompson Products Inc. to the drawings of your Bentley valve, I am pleased to say that these have at last come to hand and I am forwarding them to you under separate cover. Since a small order such as this is virtually a tool room job for people like Thompson Products they have only sent ten finished valves as I gather the forgings of the two others, making up the twelve, were defective. I do not think, however, it is worthwhile asking for these to be completed since you only really require one set for experimental purposes. I would be very pleased indeed to hear from you regarding the performance of these valves. They are unstellited. Yours very truly, F.R. Banks FRB/BB | ||