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 to Rotherham & Sons Ltd. regarding the modification of drain taps to include nickel depositing and fitting with a drain pipe.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 150\2\ scan0005 | |
| Date | 4th May 1938 | |
| 8 1280? c. By {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /NS. {Norman Scott} c. Roy {Sir Henry Royce} /AW. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Std.8/MH. {M. Huckerby} 4th. May 1938. Messrs.Rotherham & Sons Ltd., Watch Makers and Engineers, COVENTRY. Dear Sirs, We have standardised one of your drain taps - type D.3 on certain of our cars, but wish to have them nickel deposited and fitted with a drain pipe. The modification to the tap necessitated is shown on Ew.1763 attached, and the pipe is shown on Ew.1762 attached. Will you please let us know, by return if possible, whether you can supply these taps in this condition, i.e. nickel deposited and fitted with drain pipe and what your quotation would be for these in lots of 200. You have delivered 36 taps against our order No. 56810 for 107 taps and we can presumably arrange to nickel deposit these and fit drain pipes - however, we would like to have these features on the rest of the order as delivered if possible. Yours faithfully, for ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||