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 Hallam, Sleigh & Cheston regarding a quotation for Bentley bonnet tops based on supplied drawings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\3\ scan0190 | |
| Date | 17th June 1937 | |
| TELEPHONE: ASTON CROSS 0914 (3 Lines) (PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE) TELEGRAMS: SUPERFINE BIRMINGHAM HALLAM, SLEIGH & CHESTON CONTRACTORS TO H.M. GOVERNMENT, BRITISH AND FOREIGN RAILWAYS. MANUFACTURERS OF PRIVATE CAR AND PASSENGER VEHICLE FITTINGS WIDNEY WORKS - BAGOT STREET BIRMINGHAM 4 YOUR REF. OUR REF. JHB/EDC. The WIDNEY (Regd) ESTB'd HSC 1898 ASSOCIATED WITH WIDNEY MANUFACTURING CO LTD. MAIDENHEAD MICROVERNIER LTD. BIRMINGHAM ON AIR MINISTRY APPROVED LISTS Manufacturers of Widney Sliding Seat Assemblies, Occasional Seats, Head Fittings, Car Door Locks, Dovetails, Door Buffers, Blind Rollers in Wood or Metal, Medium & Light Steel Pressings, Forgings. Widney Sliding Glass Run Channels, Velvet Covered Rubber or Felt Sections in Brass or Steel, Ventilation Windows. Widney Road or Rail Vehicle Windows, Sliding Cab Windows, Metal Pans, Simplastic Glazing for Fixed Windows. Widney Unbroken Line Bonnet Hinge, Bonnet Fasteners, Un-broken Line Concealed Door Hinges. Widney Aircraft Components. Messrs. Rolls Royce Limited., DERBY. 17th. June 1937. Dear Sirs, Re: Widney Bonnet Hinges. We thank you for your letter of the 15th inst., enclosing the drawings of the Bentley aluminium and steel Bonnet Tops, and we shall endeavour to send this quotation off to you tomorrow. Yours faithfully, HALLAM, SLEIGH & CHESTON. J.H. Booth. [Handwritten Notes] Top left: RAWW Top left: EA/ Top left (above company name): STEADMAN Top centre: 203 Right side: Noted Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} / SODZ [Stamp] RECEIVED 18 JUN 1937 | ||