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 Richard Klinger Ltd. regarding treated 'Klingerit 1000' cylinder head gaskets being sent for testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 132\4\ scan0127 | |
| Date | 16th February 1938 | |
| Richard Klinger, Ltd. DIRECTORS: CECIL F.{Mr Friese} KARUTH CHARLES KLINGER,(AUSTRIAN SUBJECT) CHARLES SOUKUP (BRITISH CZECH ORIGIN) W.E.HOES A.E.HORTON F.DAVIES NORMAN H.TAYLOR,(SECRETARY) PATENTEES MANUFACTURERS GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS TELEPHONE: FOOTS CRAY 3022 (6 LINES) TELEGRAMS & CABLES: KLINGERIT, SIDCUP CODES: BENTLEYS MARCONI AND WESTERN UNION OUR REF. EVA.1/RW YOUR REF. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}8/MH.{M. Huckerby} KLINGERIT WORKS, SIDCUP, KENT. 16. 2. 38 Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, As arranged with Mr. Horton and Mr. Soukup today, We are posting to you tonight six "Klingerit 1000" Cylinder Head Gaskets which have been treated in various ways to prevent sticking. We enclose a letter addressed to Mr. Soukup in which full details of our tests and experiments are given, and we should be obliged if you would hand this letter over to him on his arrival at your Works. Yours faithfully, RICHARD KLINGER, LTD. S E Hoes Director. | ||