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 Park Ward & Co. concerning a visit to Switzerland to investigate the use of aluminium alloys in coachbuilding.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 117\1\ scan0041 | |
| Date | 16th October 1935 | |
| COPY. PARK WARD & CO.LIMITED. 473, HIGH ROAD, WILLESDEN, LONDON.N.W.10. CWW/KC. 16th October 1935. A.G.Elliott Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, Derby. Dear Mr Elliott, I am sorry I have not written you before with reference to my visit to Switzerland but upon my return the Show jobs necessitated a lot of attention. In the first place, I wish to thank you for arranging the visit to Zurich for me, as I can assure you it was most edifying. I thought I would have rather 'downed' the idea of aluminium alloys, but I must say that each question was answered in a very satisfactory and practical manner. In Dr. Koenig's office they had some sections of pillars made up of these aluminium alloys and they were really excellent. Dr Schulthess then took us to a small coachbuilder of the name of Hess where we saw commercial vehicles in the course of construction. This was even more convincing than the sections seen in Dr. Koenig's office. Again a number of practical questions were asked and answered very satisfactorily. The final arrangements made were that I should leave with Dr. Koenig a copy of the tracings | ||