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).
Customer enquiry about oversize tyres and the need for a standard response.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 81\1\ scan0131 | |
| Date | 11th March 1914 | |
| R.R. 657. (100H) (V.V. 663. 9.3.14) E.P. 6166. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS : "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES : 476 (Four Lines). Routing List: Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON Na.{Mr Nadin} B Mr. BEREND SP.{Mr Spinney} Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Mcr. Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT W.M. F Mr. FRIESE Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH Mcr Mr. MERCER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN PN{Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V - VIENNA Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD [STAMP: RECEIVED 11 III 1914] [Handwritten Note]: x9/7 Re. Mrs Hare. 1319. Attached is copy of letter received from the chauffeur to the above customer; you will notice that he asks for our opinion on oversize tyres. Will you kindly let me have your remarks as to what we are to reply, to him, and what we should reply in all similar cases. We may say we are getting these enquiries some- -what frequently. [Initialled]: WOR{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} [WATERMARK: DICKINSON BOND 1804 MADE AT CROXLEY] This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||