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).
Telegram received about shock absorbers for Lord Rocksavage's car, 12.LW.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 78\2\ scan0284 | |
| Date | 12th March 1920 | |
| HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} C. to Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Clk. X 34616 EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}/T7/F12.3.20. X 34616 RE SHOCK ABSORBERS FOR LORD ROCKSAVAGES' CAR 12.LW. We have received the following wire from Mr. Johnson this morning:- "PLATFORD FOLLOWING WIRE RECEIVED FROM NORTHEY "ROCKSAVAGE MUCH IMPRESSED BY IMPROVEMTNS RESULTING "FROM SHOCK ABSORBERS STOP WHEN CAN ENTWISTLE RETURN "WITH PARTS NECESSARY FOR ROCKSAVAGE WIRE ENDS PLEASE "LET ME HAVE THIS INFORMATION FOR NORTHEY. JOHNSON". In view of your promise to let us have the shock absorber parts in a weeks' time, we have telegraphed Mr. Johnson accordingly. We shall be glad therefore if you will let us have these at the earliest possible moment, so that we can arrange for Entwistle to get away without loss of time. EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}/T. | ||