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).
To Mr. Hives regarding the return of wheels from the Dunlop Rubber Co Ltd., detailing quantities, types, and one scrapped rim.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\1\ scan0013 | |
Date | 24th February 1920 | |
R R 235 B (200 T) (S.F. 674. 22-5-19) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2376. <5725 Mr. Hives. Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead}/AW3/W24220. 24th Feb.1920. Replying to your memo Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}5/LG9220, we would advise you that the Wheels referred to in same were returned to us by the Dunlop Rubber Co Ltd., on the 20th inst., and should be available in the next day or so. We might add that one of the rims have been returned to us scrapped, therefore, we are only receiving 11 E.5 type Wheels fitted with Firestone Rims and 5 E.5 type Wheels fitted with Stanwell Rims. Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} [Signature] | ||