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).
Internal query regarding the fitting of black number plates to a 38-HP Daimler experimental department car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 126\4\ scan0063 | |
| Date | 9th December 1914 | |
| R.R. 657. (100H) (WW.968. 17.11.14.) E.P. 7593. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: 'ROYCAR,' DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (Four Lines) Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT E -- EUROPE H Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary BJ Mr. BASIL JOHNSON K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACKINTOSH Mer Mr. MERCER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN PN{Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Mr. SANDERSON LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V -- VIENNA Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Re - 38-HP. Daimler Experimental Dept. L8/W81214. Kindly advise if the black number plates have been fitted to this car. Handwritten: D L. Mer X432 Stamp: RECEIVED 9 DEC 1914 Watermark: WILKINSON BOND 1804 MADE AT CROXLEY This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||