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 Adamant Engineering Company regarding the supply and distribution of instruction booklets for steering gears.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 28\3\ Scan135 | |
| Date | 7th March 1935 | |
| Telegrams: "ADAMANT, Phone, Luton." CONTRACTORS TO H.M. ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY. AD FORM 93. Telephone: LUTON 1818 (2 Lines). ADAMANT ENGINEERING COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporating J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} C. THREADGOLD & SONS. Established 1878.) Engineers and Founders. SPECIALISTS in the DESIGN and MANUFACTURE of HIGH PRECISION TOOLS, JIGS, FIXTURES, etc. SPECIAL MACHINES, SPECIAL MACHINE TOOLS and ACCURATE PRODUCTION WORK. SOLE MANUFACTURERS and SALES AGENTS for the MARLES and MARLES-WELLER STEERING GEARS. Directors: S. CARLTON SMITH, A.M.I.MECH.E., M.I.P.E. F.{Mr Friese} G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} MATRAVERS, M.A. (CANTAB) A.M.I.MECH.E., A.M.I.E.E., M.I.A.E., M.I.P.E. RILTON SMITH, M.A. (CANTAB), F.I.S.A., M.I.P.E., Secretary. FRED SLATTER, M.I.E.S. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} W. HAZEL, F.I.S.A. Your Ref. Our Ref. AWCB/SHS/S Head Offices, Works and Design Dept.: DALLOW ROAD, LUTON. Messrs Rolls Royce Ltd. Derby 7th March 1935. Dear Sirs We enclose a quantity of Instruction Booklets in accordance with recent orders received from you. We shall be glad if you will arrange to place one of these booklets in the equipment of each new vehicle as it is delivered by you so that each vehicle owner may find himself in possession of literature relative to the care and maintenance of the steering gear fitted to the vehicle. We propose to forward supplies of this literature proportionate to the orders received from you unless you instruct us otherwise. It may suit your convenience to have these booklets addressed to a separate department or individual in your company and we shall be pleased to forward them to such department, and await your special instructions in this respect. Yours faithfully, for: ADAMANT ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED AWCBilling Accountant. | ||