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 Rapson Tyre & Jack Co. asking for feedback on tyre trials and confirming shipment of another set.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 39\1\ Scan119 | |
| Date | 26th June 1924 | |
| CUSTOMERS' CARS ONLY DRIVEN BY OUR STAFF AT CLIENTS' OWN RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY. X1238 TYRE & JACK MANUFACTURERS BY APPOINTMENT TO H.M THE KING. DIRECTORS: COL. R.{Sir Henry Royce} HALSEY, CHAIRMAN. F.{Mr Friese} LIONEL RAPSON, MANAGING DIRECTOR. VICE-ADMIRAL SIR LIONEL HALSEY, G.C.V.O., K.C.M.G., C.B. CAPT. T. MAITLAND, C.B.E. JOHN LOMAX (SECRETARY). Your Ref. Our Ref. D.L.M. Please Quote. Rapson TYRE & JACK COY. LTD. Tyre Factory : NEW MALDEN SURREY Sales Dept 477. OXFORD STREET. LONDON. TYRE & JACK MANUFACTURERS BY APPOINTMENT TO H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES. Telegraphic Address: RAPSONO, NEW MALDEN, SURREY. Code: BENTLEY'S. Telephone MALDEN 190, 191, 192. 26th June 1924. E.W. Hives, Esq., Messrs Rolls-Royce Ltd., D E R B Y. Dear Sir, Mr. Rapson, who is, of course, still in bed, was asking me over the telephone this morning if we had heard from you regarding the 32 x 4½ Rapson tyres which you are testing on your 20 H.P. model. As he is taking a very great personal interest in these trials, I am sure that Mr. Rapson will be most grateful for any further information you can give him regarding same. He would also be glad to know if you have received the 4 - 33 x 5 slightly oversize tyres which we sent you on the 20th instant. Thanking you in anticipation, I am, Yours faithfully, RAPSON TYRE AND JACK COMPANY. LTD., W. L. Mason. Private Secretary. All communications to be addressed to the Company, not to individuals. | ||