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 The Birmingham Aluminium Casting Co. Ltd. confirming the production of experimental pistons.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\3\ scan0218 | |
| Date | 17th March 1937 | |
| Files 1256. THE BIRMINGHAM ALUMINIUM COMPANY LTD. CASTING (1903) BIRMID WORKS BIRMALL SMETHWICK BIRMINGHAM Telephone: SMETHWICK 1213-6 Telegrams: 'BIRMAL, SMETHWICK' OUR REFERENCE APT/MOT. PISTON.B. YOUR REFERENCE Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Mths.{Reg Matthews}2/R.{Sir Henry Royce} March 17th 1937. (Handwritten Notes): MTHS{Reg Matthews} Please see me GR{George Ratcliffe}7 Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., DERBY Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of yesterday's date, confirming the production of experimental pistons in accordance with our last letter, and we note that you are instructing your Purchase Dept. to issue an official order. Yours faithfully, FOR THE BIRMINGHAM ALUMINIUM CASTING (1903) CO LTD. (Signature) MANAGER, PISTON DEPT. LONDON OFFICE: ASFORD HOUSE, WILTON ROAD, S.W.1. Telephone Victoria 1620. | ||