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 ironfounders C. & B. Smith Ltd. requesting the production of 24 tappets.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\4\ scan0050 | |
| Date | 18th June 1937 | |
| (Experimental Dept.) Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Bwd117/R.{Sir Henry Royce} 18th June, 1937. Messrs. C. & B. Smith Ltd., Ironfounders, Stewart Street, WOLVERHAMPTON. Dear Sirs, We are given to understand that you produce the 25 H.P. Vauxhall bottom tappets, and would like to know if you could produce 24 tappets in the same material and by the same process as for the Vauxhall, in accordance with the attached drawing Ex.2801. We should be grateful if you could push these through as quickly as possible, and if you can give any idea as to when you will be able to deliver, which will enable us to fit in our test programme accordingly. Yours faithfully, For ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||