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 Rapson Tyre & Jack Co. Ltd. acknowledging a letter regarding tyre mileage in France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 39\1\ Scan139 | |
| Date | 3rd July 1924 | |
| CUSTOMERS' CARS ONLY DRIVEN BY OUR STAFF AT CLIENTS' OWN RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY. X1238 TYRE & JACK MANUFACTURERS BY APPOINTMENT TO H.M THE KING. DIRECTORS: COL. R.{Sir Henry Royce} HALSEY, CHAIRMAN. F.{Mr Friese} LIONEL RAPSON, MANAGING DIRECTOR. VICE-ADMIRAL SIR LIONEL HALSEY, G.C.V.O., K.C.M.G., C.B. CAPT. F.{Mr Friese} MCKAY HAY, D.C.M. JOHN LOMAX (SECRETARY). Your Ref. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}7/LG. Our Ref. DLM. Please Quote. Rapson TYRE & JACK COY. LTD. Tyre Factory: NEW MALDEN SURREY Sales Dept 477, OXFORD STREET, LONDON. TYRE & JACK MANUFACTURERS BY APPOINTMENT TO H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES. Telegraphic Address: RAPSONO, NEW MALDEN, SURREY. Code: BENTLEY'S. Telephone MALDEN 190, 191, 192. 3rd July 1924. E.W. Hives,Esq., Messrs Rolls-Royce.Ltd., D E R B Y. Dear Sir, I beg to acknowledge with thanks your letter of the 2nd instant, giving details of the mileages put up by our 33 x 5 tyres in France. I have passed same on to Mr. Rapson and doubtless he will write you personally in due course. Yours faithfully, RAPSON TYRE AND JACK COMPANY.LTD., W. L. Mason. Private Secretary. All communications to be addressed to the Company, not to individuals. | ||