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 Specialloid Limited regarding the manufacture of pistons for test purposes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\4\ scan0303 | |
| Date | 4th October 1934 | |
| X1001 ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY ON AIR MINISTRY LIST 081034. SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF Specialloid PISTONS CHAIRMAN J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} PLATFORD MANAGING DIRECTOR: H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} N. BATES, A.M.I.M.E. Specialloid LIMITED Metallurgists·Engineers·Founders Friern Park · North Finchley · N·12 TELEPHONES: HILLSIDE 2233 5 LINES TELEGRAMS: "SPECIALLOID. LONDON" CODES: MARCONI A.B.C. 6TH EDITION BENTLEY'S OUR REF LPG/EJ/SERVICE. YOUR REF HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Mths.{Reg Matthews}27/KW. DATE 4th October,1934. MTHS{Reg Matthews} Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. FOR THE ATTENTION OF MR. R.{Sir Henry Royce} MATTHEWS. Dear Sirs, SUBJECT: SPECIALLOID PISTONS. We acknowledge with thanks your letter of the 3rd October, also your blue-print part number E.B.501, showing the details of your gudgeon pin. We shall now complete our provisional drawing and will pass a further copy for your approval. We shall also arrange for the necessary die apparatus to be made so that we can proceed with the manufacture of a suitable number of pistons for test purposes. Trusting this is in order, We are, Yours faithfully, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF SPECIALLOID LIMITED. SERVICE DEPARTMENT. (L.P. Gibson). TWENTY-EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL MOTOR EXHIBITION OCT 11 TO 20 GARAGE EQUIPMENT SECTION OPENS OCT 15 OLYMPIA OUR STAND No. 288 Gallery | ||