Letter from Dunlop Rim & Wheel Co., Ltd. confirming a telephone order for a set of six wheels.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\1\ scan0245 | |
| Date | 27th November 1936 | |
| H22.1370. DUNLOP RIM & WHEEL CO., LTD. WITH WHICH IS ASSOCIATED W. GOODYEAR & SONS LTD., (DUDLEY). TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "SOUND, COVENTRY." TELEPHONE: COVENTRY 8633. 5 LINES, (PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE). CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY AND COLONIAL AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. FOLESHILL, COVENTRY. YOUR REF. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry {Shadwell Grylls} 8/R. OUR REF. GES/CEH.869. 27th November, 1936. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., D E R B Y. Dear Sirs, In confirmation of our telephone conversation with you to-day, we wish to say that pending receipt of your official order, we are putting in hand a set of six 4.00 x 17 72V type wheels to your drawing GW.429. These we hope to deliver in five to six days. Yours faithfully, For DUNLOP RIM & WHEEL CO. LTD. Technical Manager. | ||
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).