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 Hoffmann Manufacturing Co. Ltd. confirming revised drawings are in order for the manufacture of steering rollers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 153\1\ scan0185 | |
| Date | 18th January 1939 | |
| 1700. BRANCHES: LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, MANCHESTER, LEEDS, GLASGOW. AGENTS IN PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. HOFFMANN Registered Trade Mark BALL AND ROLLER BEARINGS STEEL BALLS AND ROLLERS THE HOFFMANN MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE AND INDIA OFFICE. TELEPHONE: 3151 (FIVE LINES) TELEGRAMS: HOFFMANN, CHELMSFORD CODES USED: A.B.C. 5TH EDITION, BENTLEY PHRASE, BENTLEY 2ND PHRASE, MARCONI AND WESTERN UNION 5 LETTER. CHELMSFORD. January 18th. 1939. MESSRS. ROLLS ROYCE LTD., DERBY. YOUR REF. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/DB.{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}20/N. IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE QUOTE OUR REF. CHS/MB. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 11th. instant, and after carefully checking the revised drawings Nos. F.89828/9 and F.89831/2 which you enclosed, are pleased to confirm that these are now in order, so that we can proceed with the manufacture of the steering rollers. Yours faithfully, THE HOFFMANN MANUFACTURING CO. LTD., C.H.Smith. TECHNICAL MANAGER. | ||