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).
Inquiry to Rubery, Owen & Co. about supplying a Talbot 4-litre wheel for experiments on pressed steel wheels.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\7\ scan0211 | |
| Date | 15th October 1938 | |
| 1375 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry{Shadwell Grylls}4/R.{Sir Henry Royce} 15th October, 1938. A.G.B. Owen, Esq., Messrs. Rubery, Owen & Co.,Ltd., DARLASTON, Staffs: Dear Owen, While I was at Earls Court yesterday, I discovered that the wheel being used by Talbots on their 4-litre is made by you. Would you be willing to supply us with such a wheel complete with centre disc, as we should be interested to examine it in connection with experiments on pressed steel wheels ? Yours sincerely, | ||