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 Avon India Rubber Co. Ltd. regarding the supply and construction of ten 5-stud pattern tyre covers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 156\3\ scan0146 | |
| Date | 31th May 1939 | |
| 1331 ESTABLISHED 1885 SYMBOLS OF ENDURANCE CHAIRMAN MAJOR R.F. FULLER, J.P. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN SIR HERBERT E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} BLAIN, C.B.E., M.INST.T. JOINT GENERAL MANAGERS R.H. CONLEY. O.F. SWANBOROUGH. SECRETARY & ACCOUNTANT E.H. LOVELL, A.C.I.S. The AVON INDIA RUBBER CO. Ltd. SERVICE DEPOTS. LONDON-BIRMINGHAM BRISTOL-MANCHESTER NEWCASTLE-GLASGOW BELFAST. FHH/VIS. Telegrams RUBBER MELKSHAM. Telephone MELKSHAM 120 (6 Lines). Codes A.B.C. 5TH EDN, WESTERN UNION, BENTLEYS & M.PRIVATE CODE. LONDON OFFICE. MABLEDON PLACE, ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} PANCRAS, LONDON, W.C.1. HEAD OFFICE & WORKS. MELKSHAM, WILTS. Your Ref. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/R.{Sir Henry Royce} Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Experimental Department. DERBY. May 31st 1939. (For the attention of Mr. W. A.Robotham) Dear Sirs, Since we wrote you on the 27th instant, we have received your letter of the 26th instant, referring to Mr. Hardy's telephone conversation with Dr. Mackay. We are forwarding to you to-day 10. covers of the 5-stud pattern, serial Nos. being JJ.3503. JJ.3570. JJ.3535. JJ.3538. JJ.3537. JJ.3545. JJ.3542. JJ.3541. JJ.3544. JJ.3539. The casing construction of these 10 covers differs from our Standard in that the sidewall of the casing is not quite as stiff as the covers of the 4-stud pattern, which we are forwarding to you later as promised in our letter of the 27th instant, addressed to Mr. Hardy; but nevertheless the carcass is of ample strength. The Covers which we are at present preparing for test at Brooklands will, however, be of Standard construction. Yours faithfully, THE AVON INDIA RUBBER CO. LTD., [Signature: J.Manding] DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. | ||