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 The Hoyt Metal Company of Great Britain regarding the status of shells sent to be lined.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\1\ scan0179 | |
| Date | 10th December 1936 | |
| 1620 THE HOYT METAL COMPANY OF GREAT BRITAIN, LIMITED HOYT STANDARD ANTI-FRICTION (BABBITT) METALS BRONZE, SOLDER AND METALLIC PISTON ROD PACKING. MAIN DISTRIBUTING CENTRES: AMSTERDAM BANGKOK BOMBAY BULAWAYO BUDAPEST CALCUTTA CAPE TOWN COPENHAGEN HONG KONG JOHANNESBURG MELBOURNE MILAN PARIS PORT SAID PRAGUE RANGOON SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SOURABAYA (JAVA) STOCKHOLM VIENNA TELEGRAMS: PROFANITY, PHONE, LONDON. CODES: A.B.C. 5th AND 6th, BENTLEY'S, PRIVATE. PUTNEY, LONDON, S.W.15. TELEPHONE: PUTNEY 1323, PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE MAIN DISTRIBUTING CENTRES: ADELAIDE AUCKLAND BARCELONA BRISBANE BRUSSELS CHRISTCHURCH N.Z. COLOMBO COLOGNE DUNEDIN DURBAN HOBART KARACHI KHARTOUM LAUNCESTON LAUSANNE OSLO PERTH W.A. ROYAPURAM (MADRAS) SYDNEY TIENTSIN WELLINGTON CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY, INDIA OFFICE, COLONIAL AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, ETC. EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE ON, AND PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE WITH, THE BEARINGS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES AND HEAVY-DUTY MACHINERY GENERALLY, ETC. HCT/RD. 10th December, 1936 Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Experimental Department, Nightingale Road, DERBY. Dear Sirs, With further reference to your letter of the 4th inst. and ours of the 5th idem, we would say that we have a number of shells here which were sent to be lined. Shall we hold these pending the satisfactory development mentioned in our last letter? Yours faithfully, THE HOYT METAL CO OF GREAT BRITAIN, LIMITED. [Signature] DIRECTOR. PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. INTEREST WILL BE CHARGED ON OVERDUE ACCOUNTS. Time of delivery subject to strikes, lockouts, accidents, and other unforeseen contingencies. | ||