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 Joseph Sankey & Sons Ltd regarding the finish and dispatch of two wheels.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\7\ scan0238 | |
| Date | 15th May 1939 | |
| TELEGRAMS SANKEY, WELLINGTON - SHROPSHIRE CODES: A.{Mr Adams} B. C. 5TH EDITION WESTERN UNION - LIEBER - BENTLEY'S 2ND TELEPHONE 500 WELLINGTON - SHROPSHIRE 1375 JOSEPH SANKEY & SONS LTD HADLEY CASTLE WORKS WELLINGTON SHROPSHIRE OUR REF. HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/DN/28400 YOUR REF. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}7/MH{M. Huckerby} 15th May, 1939. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, Replying to your letter of the 13th inst., we are pleased to inform you that the two Wheels are now permanently fixed to the disc. One has been painted grey and the other black. We are not at all pleased with the finish of the black enamelled Wheel, but as we thought that you would probably paint over the top of it, we are arranging to send the two Wheels to-morrow. Yours faithfully, For JOSEPH SANKEY & SONS, LTD. [Handwritten Signature: H T Sharpe] [Handwritten note in pencil:] W.T. Please collect and let me know when they arrive. RW/D [Handwritten note in green:] Gry{Shadwell Grylls} Noted these have arrived FD{Frank Dodd - Bodies} | ||