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 Light Production Co. Ltd. regarding a delay in piston production for order number 36316.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\1\ scan0302 | |
| Date | 17th December 1940 | |
| TELEPHONE: VICTORIA 0671 (8 LINES). CODES: A.B.C. 5TH EDITION. ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. ON ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE AND AIR MINISTRY LISTS. THE LIGHT PRODUCTION CO. LTD. PROPRIETORS OF THE LONDON PISTON RING CO. LIMITED. ENGINEERS 60/66, ROCHESTER ROW, WESTMINSTER, S.W.1 WORKS AND GOODS ADDRESS: Please reply to: 68 Liverpool Road, Trading Estate, Slough OUR REF. WPR/BKW. YOUR REF. Roy{Sir Henry Royce}/AES.3/MH{M. Huckerby} 17th December, 1940. Handwritten: File. Piston general 1259 Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., DERBY Dear Sirs, Re Your Order No. 36316 We are in receipt of your letter of the 13th instant, requesting a delivery promise of Pistons RE.1821. We regret that the production of these Pistons is suspended pending Mr. C.T.Salt's approval of a Casting Drawing sent him on 19th November. We have endeavoured to get in touch with Mr. Salt by phone but without success. Under present day conditions we estimate the production of full Foundry equipment and Pistons will take 7/8 weeks, after receipt of instructions to proceed. Yours faithfully, FOR THE LIGHT PRODUCTION CO. LTD. W. P. Riccy Research Department. | ||