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 a supplier confirming the dispatch of an order and providing specific application instructions for their product.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 38\6\ Scan190 | |
| Date | 7th October 1919 | |
| TELEPHONE: SYDENHAM 1607. PROP.: KENILWORTH MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. X 3658 THE SUMMIT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LACQUERS, VARNISHES, ENAMELS, PAINTS, POLISHES, Etc. GLADIATOR STREET. BROCKLEY. LONDON, S.E. 23. YOUR REF: Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead}/Dn4/HP61019. OUR REF: O.C.M. 7/10/'19. Messrs: Rolls - Royce Ltd: Nightingale Road. Derby. Dear Sirs, In reply to your letter of the 6th: re order CM. 649. We got word from the Post Office this morning that they would accept parcels for the provinces, so immediately cleared your valued order. Your letter as per ref: above was delivered here at 12-30, the goods had all ready left. We trust you will receive same to-morrow Wednesday. We look forward with interest to your most stringent tests of these two Blacks, if a brush is used some little knack is to be acquired in applying the medium, use firm decisive strokes & do not go over the same surface twice, it is certainly worth while to acquire this knack, the medium is entirely different from Paints, varnishes, or enamels. Yours faithfully For THE SUMMIT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Packing Cases, Drums and Jars charged for and credited in full when returned carriage paid. Accounts less 5 o/o for prompt settlement. | ||