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 High Duty Alloys Ltd. requesting confirmation of the successful use of AC.9 bearings in car engines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 116\2\ scan0143 | |
| Date | 8th June 1940 | |
| 1020a HIGH DUTY ALLOYS LTD. TELEPHONE: SLOUGH 21201 (PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE) TELEGRAMS: ALLOYS, SLOUGH. DIRECTORS: W.C. DEVEREUX, F.R.Ae.S., (Managing) DUNCAN MCKELLAR Our Ref HGH/IES Your Ref JH/KRS 89, BUCKINGHAM AVENUE, TRADING ESTATE, SLOUGH, BUCKS. 8th June, 1940. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. Hives Esq., Messrs Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. Handwritten: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Please see me HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Dear Mr. Hives, Due to the absence of Mr. Devereux, I am attempting to deal with some of his post, and enclose an extract from a letter from Mr. Howlett. Can you pass this to someone who will provide me with matter which will give Howlett some support for his attitude at Leyland? If you could say that the AC.9 bearing was a complete success as used in your car engines, and in normal circumstances you would continue to use it for bearings, obviously it would help him greatly. Yours sincerely, H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Herrington. Encl: | ||